Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 33.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Qatar, 2004–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.9% | — |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +59.7% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | -2.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 33.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.7%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 33.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.8%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.38 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,368 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,980 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,823 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 151,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (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