Argentina vs Qatar: Literate and illiterate world population

Argentina

0.9%

in 2020

Qatar

0.7%

in 2024

Argentina rank

117th

Qatar rank

119th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Argentina currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Qatar, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.

Globally, Argentina ranks 117th and Qatar ranks 119th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.