Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Qatar
98.9%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
99.3%
in 2024
Qatar rank
52nd
Saudi Arabia rank
50th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 99.3% against 98.9% in Qatar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 52nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.4% | 92.4% | 4.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 96.7% | 2.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 99.3% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 99.3% against 98.9% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Qatar ranks 52nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release