Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Qatar
Qatar: Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 205 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: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Qatar is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
Qatar ranks 21st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 | — |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Qatar?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Qatar was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- 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 21st out of 205 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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