Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Qatar
Qatar: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 51.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Qatar, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Qatar is 51.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Qatar peaked at 62.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1999.
That places Qatar 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 25.7% | 48.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 52.2% | 62.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 44.1% | 56.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.72 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Qatar?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Qatar was 51.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1999.
- How does Qatar rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Qatar ranks 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.