Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Qatar
Qatar: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Qatar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Qatar stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Qatar peaked at 100.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 1981.
That places Qatar 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 76.2% | — |
| 1982 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 79.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 80.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 81.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 79.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.7% | 76.2% | 81.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 79.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 79.1% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 87.3% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.9% compare
- 4 Norway 99.8% compare
More education data for Qatar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 14,931 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 83.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.56 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Qatar?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Qatar was 100.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 1981.
- How does Qatar rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release