Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Qatar
Qatar: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 178,039 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Qatar, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Qatar stood at 178,039. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Qatar peaked at 178,039 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53,355, in 2001.
Qatar ranks 134th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53,355 | — |
| 2002 | 54,617 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 55,408 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 55,511 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 56,823 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 57,996 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 59,103 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 60,438 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 61,633 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 63,530 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 69,110 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 72,165 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 76,207 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 85,143 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 92,129 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 96,711 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 98,188 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 101,316 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 108,447 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 113,231 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 160,076 | +41.4% |
| 2022 | 157,202 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 168,175 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 175,892 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 178,039 | +1.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 178,039 is below the median for high income countries, which is 311,866, 57% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 178,039 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.16 million, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +41.4% | 113,231 | 160,076 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57,209 | 53,355 | 61,633 | 9 |
| 2010s | 86,295 | 63,530 | 108,447 | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,769 | 113,231 | 178,039 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 population of compulsory school age, male in Qatar?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Qatar was 178,039 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 178,039 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,355 in 2001.
- How does Qatar rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Qatar ranks 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.2%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release