Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 86.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar, 1986–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 86.6% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar peaked at 86.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1986.
That places Qatar 50th out of 131 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 37.4% | — |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +57.2% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 58.8% | 70.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 62.7% | 75.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 86.6% | 86.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 47 Brunei Darussalam 87.5% compare
- 48 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 49 Poland 86.8% compare
- 51 Chile 86.4% compare
- 52 Republic of Korea 85.6% compare
- 53 South Africa 84.9% compare
More education data for Qatar
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,805 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 32,446 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 17,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar was 86.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Qatar ranks 50th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.