Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Qatar
Qatar: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 16.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.3%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
115th
of 206 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2000
All-time low
12.9%
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Qatar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Qatar stood at 16.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Qatar peaked at 31.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2019.
Qatar ranks 115th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.3% | — |
| 2001 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | -3.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 16.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 2.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 16.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.8%, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 21.4% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 12.9% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 13.4% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 112 Cook Islands 16.5% compare
- 113 Iceland 16.4% compare
- 113 Macau, China 16.4% compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 16.2% compare
- 116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.2% compare
- 118 Seychelles 15.6% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Qatar?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Qatar was 16.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2019.
- How does Qatar rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Qatar ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release