Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Qatar
Qatar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Qatar, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Qatar is 10.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Qatar peaked at 25.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2005.
Qatar ranks 96th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.9% | — |
| 1983 | 17.9% | -31.0% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 16.1% | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -64.8% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +36.9% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +92.0% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -41.2% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +61.6% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +158.1% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -55.1% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +50.8% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -5.7% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 2.5× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 10.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.9%, 87% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +158.1% | 6.3% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.5% | 16.1% | 25.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.2% | 13.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 6.3% | 16.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 93 Bulgaria 10.9% compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 10.5% compare
- 95 Ukraine 10.4% compare
- 97 South Africa 10.2% compare
- 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.0% compare
- 99 Cape Verde 9.8% compare
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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Qatar?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Qatar was 10.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Qatar ranks 96th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release