Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar
Qatar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar stood at 14.9%.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar peaked at 16.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2011.
Qatar ranks 12th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -24.6% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +51.2% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +38.6% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +34.2% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 8.8% | 16.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 8.1% | 16.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.9% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,646 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.031 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 91,641 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0321 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 151,038 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,931 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.67 % 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 14.9% 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 16.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2011.
- How does Qatar rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Qatar ranks 12th 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 65.9%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release