Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 82.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Qatar, 1986β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 82.0% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Qatar peaked at 82.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1986.
Qatar ranks 59th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 54.1% | 66.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 50.9% | 69.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 73.7% | 82.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 lower secondary education or in Qatar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Qatar was 82.0% 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 82.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Qatar ranks 59th out of 134 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 19.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release