Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Qatar
Qatar: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 57.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Qatar, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Qatar stood at 57.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Qatar peaked at 57.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1986.
That places Qatar 70th out of 142 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 upper secondary … upper both in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 26.6% | — |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +54.0% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 57.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 57.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.8%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 41.0% | 50.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 39.9% | 46.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 51.4% | 57.5% | 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 upper secondary education or in Qatar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Qatar was 57.4% 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 57.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Qatar ranks 70th out of 142 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 30.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release