Share of children who have completed primary school in Qatar
Qatar: Share of children who have completed primary school was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Qatar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 100.0% for share of children who have completed primary school 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, share of children who have completed primary school in Qatar peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85.7%, 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.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 85.7% | — |
| 1982 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 88.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.8% | 85.7% | 90.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 92.3% | 90.6% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 93.9% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.5% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 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 share of children who have completed primary school in Qatar?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Qatar was 100.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.7% in 1981.
- How does Qatar rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.