Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Qatar
Qatar: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Qatar is 97.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Qatar peaked at 103.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1971.
Qatar ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 55.6% | — |
| 1972 | 64.3% | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 66.3% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 61.3% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 64.0% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 62.9% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 61.2% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 76.2% | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 77.7% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 77.3% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 73.8% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 81.3% | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 82.6% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 76.1% | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 83.2% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 84.6% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 81.2% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 78.1% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 74.4% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 61.5% | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 98.9% | +60.7% |
| 1999 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 94.1% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 100.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 100.8% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 100.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 103.7% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +4.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 97.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 97.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +60.7% | 61.5% | 98.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.5% | 55.6% | 77.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 80.9% | 73.8% | 84.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 61.5% | 99.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 90.5% | 100.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 91.4% | 100.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 90.5% | 103.7% | 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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Qatar?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Qatar was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 103.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Qatar ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release