Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Qatar
Qatar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes was 6.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 6.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar peaked at 37.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2016.
That places Qatar 71st out of 98 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.4% | — |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +165.6% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -75.9% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +53.1% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -4.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 6.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.5%, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 6.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.0%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +165.6% | 13.4% | 35.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 7.1% | 37.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 7.0% | 7 |
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 tertiary education graduating from in Qatar?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar was 6.7% in 2019, 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 37.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2016.
- How does Qatar rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Qatar ranks 71st out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.