Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Qatar
Qatar: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 3.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Qatar, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Qatar stood at 3.2%.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Qatar peaked at 4.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1976.
That places Qatar 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 135 North Macedonia 3.3% compare
- 136 Romania 3.3% compare
- 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.2% compare
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 3.2% compare
- 140 Jordan 3.2% compare
- 141 Benin 3.2% compare
More education data for Qatar
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 14,931 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.72 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Qatar?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Qatar was 3.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1976.
- How does Qatar rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.