School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Qatar, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Qatar stood at 1.02 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Qatar peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9744 GPIA, in 2018.
Qatar ranks 46th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Qatar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.17 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9962 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9958 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9953 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9744 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9977 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9965 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9744 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9965 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 43 Saudi Arabia 1.02 GPIA compare
- 44 San Marino 1.02 GPIA compare
- 45 Lebanon 1.02 GPIA compare
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 GPIA compare
- 48 Timor-Leste 1.02 GPIA compare
- 49 Sri Lanka 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for Qatar
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 14,931 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Qatar was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9744 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Qatar ranks 46th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release