Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Qatar
Qatar: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 6,236 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Qatar, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 6,236 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 117.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Qatar peaked at 8,826 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 585, in 2016.
That places Qatar 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,932 | — |
| 2001 | 4,869 | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 4,122 | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 4,515 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 6,078 | +34.6% |
| 2005 | 8,522 | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 3,558 | -58.2% |
| 2007 | 3,358 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 3,900 | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 2,166 | -44.5% |
| 2013 | 3,418 | +57.8% |
| 2014 | 2,863 | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 1,383 | -51.7% |
| 2016 | 585 | -57.7% |
| 2017 | 3,401 | +481.4% |
| 2018 | 3,224 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 4,008 | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 3,675 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 8,826 | +140.2% |
| 2022 | 7,538 | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 6,482 | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 6,236 | -3.8% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 6,236 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,726, 3.6× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 6,236 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53,130, 12% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +481.4% | 585 | 3,401 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,932 | 5,932 | 5,932 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,865 | 3,358 | 8,522 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,631 | 585 | 4,008 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6,551 | 3,675 | 8,826 | 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 out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Qatar?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Qatar was 6,236 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 8,826 in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 585 in 2016.
- How does Qatar rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Qatar ranks 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.8%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release