School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Qatar
Qatar: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 93,399 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar is 93,399, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar peaked at 94,750 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64,002, in 2013.
That places Qatar 68th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 64,002 | — |
| 2014 | 68,112 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 72,736 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 75,860 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 82,681 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 85,875 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 85,115 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 86,342 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 94,750 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 92,528 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 90,641 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 90,220 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 93,399 | +3.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 93,399 is below the median for high income countries, which is 142,576, 66% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 93,399 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 510,377, 18% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76,340 | 64,002 | 85,875 | 7 |
| 2020s | 91,313 | 86,342 | 94,750 | 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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar was 93,399 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 94,750 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,002 in 2013.
- How does Qatar rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Qatar ranks 68th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release