Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar
Qatar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 35.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar is 35.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar peaked at 36.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2001.
That places Qatar 25th out of 122 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 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.1% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +41.8% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 16.1% | 22.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 25.1% | 30.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 33.5% | 36.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 22 Mozambique 36.8% compare
- 23 Costa Rica 36.1% compare
- 24 Mexico 36.0% compare
- 26 Republic of Moldova 35.8% compare
- 27 Macau, China 34.1% compare
- 28 Samoa 32.9% 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 35.9% 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 36.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2001.
- How does Qatar rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Qatar ranks 25th out of 122 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 31.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release