Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar
Qatar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar is 1.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Qatar peaked at 1.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
That places Qatar 28th out of 117 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -54.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +101.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,646 (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 1.5% 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 1.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does Qatar rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Qatar ranks 28th out of 117 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 down 1.7%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release