Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Qatar
Qatar: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.53 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Qatar, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 0.53 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Qatar peaked at 0.56 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 1960.
Qatar ranks 50th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.18 | — |
| 1965 | 0.24 | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.31 | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 0.33 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.36 | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.37 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.41 | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.44 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.56 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.53 | -5.4% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.53 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.68, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.53 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.37, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.365 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.425 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.53 | 0.5 | 0.56 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.38 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,368 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,980 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,823 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 151,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Qatar?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Qatar was 0.53 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 1960.
- How does Qatar rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Qatar ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.