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 23.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
23.8%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
31st
of 41 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2020
All-time low
20.7%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Qatar, 2015–2020
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 23.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
That places Qatar 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.7% | — |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.9% | 20.7% | 23.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 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 23.8% 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 23.8% 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 20.7% in 2015.
- How does Qatar rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Qatar ranks 31st out of 41 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 15.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release