Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 30.2% 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
Qatar recorded 30.2% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Qatar peaked at 30.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1986.
That places Qatar 49th out of 108 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 post-secondary, population in Qatar, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 12.7% | — |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +73.9% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +49.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 21.5% | 27.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 16.4% | 22.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 1 |
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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 post-secondary, population in Qatar?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Qatar was 30.2% 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 30.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Qatar ranks 49th out of 108 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 34.6%. 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+, male (%) (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.