Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Qatar
Qatar: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 18.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Qatar, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 18.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Qatar peaked at 20.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1960.
That places Qatar 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.9% | — |
| 1965 | 8.0% | +34.3% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | +31.9% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 12.8% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.3% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 39 Colombia 19.8% compare
- 40 Hungary 19.4% compare
- 41 Costa Rica 18.8% compare
- 43 Croatia 18.3% compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 18.3% compare
- 45 Macau, China 18.1% compare
More education data for Qatar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Qatar?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Qatar was 18.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1960.
- How does Qatar rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Qatar ranks 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)