Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Qatar
96.9%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
97.3%
in 2024
Qatar rank
49th
Saudi Arabia rank
46th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 97.3% against 96.9% in Qatar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 95.2% | 0.7% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 97.3% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 97.4% | 1.4% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 97.3% against 96.9% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Qatar ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). 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