School age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar
Qatar: School age population, early childhood educational development was 46,239 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar, 2013β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar stood at 46,239.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar peaked at 46,435 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31,375, in 2013.
That places Qatar 68th out of 102 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37,448 | 31,375 | 42,339 | 7 |
| 2020s | 44,662 | 42,246 | 46,435 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 65 Croatia, Republic of 49,968 compare
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- 69 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 40,100
- 70 Gambia, The 38,575 compare
- 71 Belarus, Republic of 35,777 compare
More education data for Qatar
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 14,931 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.7% (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 46,239 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 46,435 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,375 in 2013.
- How does Qatar rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Qatar ranks 68th out of 102 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 30.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release