Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 73.7% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar is 73.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar peaked at 73.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1986.
That places Qatar 65th out of 134 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 | 36.7% | — |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +47.4% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 54.1% | 66.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 50.9% | 69.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 1 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Qatar was 73.7% 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 73.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Qatar ranks 65th out of 134 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 21.9%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.