Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 33.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Qatar, 2004β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Qatar stood at 33.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Qatar peaked at 34.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2010.
Qatar ranks 20th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.3% | 25.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.1% | 20.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 30.4% | 34.5% | 3 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Qatar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Qatar was 33.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2010.
- How does Qatar rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Qatar ranks 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. 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, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release