Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 53.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Qatar, 1986–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Qatar stood at 53.4%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Qatar peaked at 53.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1986.
That places Qatar 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Qatar, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 15.3% | — |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +128.5% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 35.0% | 43.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 35.2% | 41.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 14 Cayman Islands 55.7% compare
- 15 Armenia 55.5% compare
- 16 Israel 53.4% compare
- 18 United States 52.0% compare
- 19 Iceland 51.9% compare
- 20 South Africa 51.1% compare
More education data for Qatar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Qatar?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Qatar was 53.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Qatar ranks 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.