Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar
Qatar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 37.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 37.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar peaked at 39.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2002.
That places Qatar 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6% | — |
| 2001 | 20.9% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +42.8% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 18.1% | 25.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 25.6% | 30.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 34.9% | 39.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 39.9% compare
- 17 British Virgin Islands 39.9% compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 38.1% compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 37.0% compare
- 21 Cambodia 36.7% compare
- 22 Costa Rica 36.2% compare
More education data for Qatar
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar was 37.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2002.
- How does Qatar rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Qatar ranks 19th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release