Share of primary school teachers who are women in Qatar
Qatar: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Qatar is 79.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Qatar peaked at 91.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1971.
Qatar ranks 96th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.0% | — |
| 1972 | 54.2% | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 51.9% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 50.0% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 53.9% | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 55.8% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 57.3% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 59.8% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 57.1% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 59.6% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 63.2% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 61.4% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 64.0% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 65.6% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 66.3% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 68.2% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 72.4% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 72.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 76.5% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 78.5% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 79.5% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | -30.7% |
| 1999 | 75.3% | +36.8% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 79.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 94% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 79.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.7%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary school teachers who are women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +36.8% | 55.0% | 75.3% |
| 1998 | -30.7% | 79.5% | 55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.7% | 46.0% | 59.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 57.1% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.3% | 55.0% | 79.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 82.0% | 85.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 79.6% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 76.8% | 79.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Qatar?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Qatar was 79.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Qatar ranks 96th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.