Lower secondary completion rate, total in Qatar
Qatar: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 92.5% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Qatar peaked at 104.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1974.
That places Qatar 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 31.1% | — |
| 1972 | 26.1% | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 28.4% | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 25.6% | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 27.9% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 31.5% | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 32.1% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 38.0% | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 41.6% | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 43.9% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 47.9% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 62.4% | +30.3% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 59.9% | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 62.6% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 53.6% | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 54.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 53.6% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 56.8% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 63.4% | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 61.3% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 70.9% | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 104.0% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.4% | 25.6% | 38.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 53.5% | 41.6% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.8% | 56.8% | 72.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 81.8% | 94.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 83.9% | 104.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 88.6% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 77 Seychelles 93.2% compare
- 78 North Macedonia 93.0% compare
- 79 San Marino 92.5% compare
- 81 Belgium 92.4% compare
- 82 Peru 92.0% compare
- 83 Sri Lanka 91.9% compare
More education data for Qatar
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Qatar?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Qatar was 92.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1974.
- How does Qatar rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Qatar ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.