Official entrance age to compulsory education in Qatar
Qatar: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 73 countries
All-time high
6
in 2001
All-time low
6
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Qatar, 2001–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 6 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Qatar peaked at 6 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2001.
That places Qatar 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.56 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Qatar?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Qatar was 6 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2001.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2001.
- How does Qatar rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Qatar ranks 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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