Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Qatar
3.1%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.7%
in 2024
Qatar rank
144th
Saudi Arabia rank
147th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3.1% against 2.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 144th and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th of 168 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.8% | 0.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Qatar |
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?
- Qatar, at 3.1% against 2.7% in Saudi Arabia 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 Qatar 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 144th and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational 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