Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar
Qatar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.4% 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 8.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar peaked at 18.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
Qatar ranks 87th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +141.3% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +110.3% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +146.9% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -58.9% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -46.2% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +85.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 1.8% | 18.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.5% | 10.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 84 Philippines 8.5% compare
- 85 Brunei Darussalam 8.5% compare
- 86 Mauritius 8.5% compare
- 88 Germany 8.3% compare
- 89 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.3% compare
- 90 Hungary 8.2% 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar was 8.4% 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 18.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Qatar ranks 87th out of 123 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 53.6%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release