Primary completion rate, male in Qatar
Qatar: Primary completion rate, male was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Qatar is 93.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Qatar peaked at 102.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1975.
That places Qatar 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.8% | — |
| 1972 | 49.9% | -17.9% |
| 1973 | 43.8% | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 38.2% | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 37.9% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 43.2% | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 45.8% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 57.3% | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 56.2% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 65.6% | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 71.8% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 74.0% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 69.5% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 59.7% | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 65.4% | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 67.8% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 73.6% | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 66.2% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 69.9% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 61.9% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 85.9% | +65.9% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 79.5% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 101.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 102.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.1% | 37.9% | 60.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.2% | 57.0% | 74.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 51.7% | 91.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 79.2% | 96.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 87.1% | 101.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 91.8% | 102.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 94 Ukraine 93.6% compare
- 95 Bahrain 93.6% compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 93.5% compare
- 98 Aruba 93.2% compare
- 99 East Timor 93.2% compare
- 100 Switzerland 92.7% compare
More education data for Qatar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 14,931 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 83.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Qatar?
- Primary completion rate, male in Qatar was 93.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 102.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1975.
- How does Qatar rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Qatar ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.