School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
84th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 1997
All-time low
0.7897 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
53
1971–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 1.01 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7897 GPIA, in 1973.
Qatar ranks 84th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Qatar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9067 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8189 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7897 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.871 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8759 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8918 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9626 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8798 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.873 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9906 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9351 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9594 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9369 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9868 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9972 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9175 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9156 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9459 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9361 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9526 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9099 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9953 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9058 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPIA | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9983 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9555 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9216 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9754 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9732 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9878 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9774 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9763 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9796 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9876 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8744 GPIA | 0.7897 GPIA | 0.9626 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.9156 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9814 GPIA | 0.9058 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9847 GPIA | 0.9216 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9763 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9876 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 1997.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7897 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Qatar ranks 84th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release