School completion in Qatar
Qatar: School completion was 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 165 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
85.67
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Qatar, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 100 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Qatar peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85.67, in 1981.
Qatar ranks 1st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 85.67 | — |
| 1982 | 86.09 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 86.71 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 87.32 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 87.91 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 88.39 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 88.92 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 89.52 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 90.08 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 90.58 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 91.15 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 91.64 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 92 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.34 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 92.61 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 92.88 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 93.09 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 93.34 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 93.57 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 93.89 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.24 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.57 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 94.91 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.27 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.63 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.97 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 96.33 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 96.7 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.09 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.47 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.84 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.19 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.51 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.81 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.08 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.33 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.53 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.71 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.85 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.95 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.63, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.85 | 85.67 | 90.08 | 9 |
| 1990s | 92.32 | 90.58 | 93.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.46 | 93.89 | 97.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.83 | 97.47 | 99.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.99 | 99.95 | 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.38 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Qatar?
- School completion in Qatar was 100 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.67 in 1981.
- How does Qatar rank for school completion?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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