Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Qatar
Qatar: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 36.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Qatar, 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Qatar stood at 36.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 322.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Qatar peaked at 36.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2010.
Qatar ranks 43rd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.6% | — |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +177.9% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.6% | 8.6% | 33.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 1 |
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 proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Qatar?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Qatar was 36.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2010.
- How does Qatar rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Qatar ranks 43rd out of 65 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 322.1%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release