Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Qatar, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 92.3% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Qatar peaked at 93.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1986.
That places Qatar 36th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 37.4% | — |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +57.2% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | -1.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 92.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 92.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.6%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +57.2% | 37.4% | 58.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 58.8% | 70.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 62.7% | 75.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 86.6% | 93.6% | 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 lower secondary education or in Qatar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Qatar was 92.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Qatar ranks 36th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release