Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Qatar
Qatar: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 53.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Qatar, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 53.7% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Qatar peaked at 58.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2018.
That places Qatar 84th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 58.8% | — |
| 1998 | 56.6% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 56.6% | 58.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 53.5% | 58.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 50.8% | 54.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 81 China 53.9% compare
- 82 Netherlands 53.9% compare
- 83 Sweden 53.8% compare
- 85 Uzbekistan 53.3% compare
- 86 Iceland 52.9% compare
- 87 Saudi Arabia 52.8% 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 teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Qatar?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Qatar was 53.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2018.
- How does Qatar rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Qatar ranks 84th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.