Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 79.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Qatar, 1986β2024
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.
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
- 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 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