Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 79.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Qatar, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Qatar is 79.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Qatar peaked at 80.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1986.
Qatar ranks 29th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 29.9% | — |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +74.4% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | -1.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 79.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 79.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.8%, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper 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 | +74.4% | 29.9% | 52.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 52.1% | 61.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 53.8% | 60.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 75.2% | 80.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 26 Switzerland 81.9% compare
- 27 Hungary 81.2% compare
- 28 United Kingdom 81.1% compare
- 30 Germany 79.9% compare
- 31 United Arab Emirates 79.2% compare
- 32 Iceland 79.1% compare
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 upper secondary education or in Qatar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Qatar was 79.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Qatar ranks 29th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 upper 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