Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Qatar
Qatar: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Qatar stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Qatar peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
Qatar ranks 36th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Qatar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -62.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +74.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -47.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +26.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 83% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Qatar?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Qatar was 0.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Qatar rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Qatar ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release