School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Qatar, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Qatar is 8.67 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Qatar peaked at 9.58 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.7 years, in 2001.
That places Qatar 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Qatar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.71 years | — |
| 1998 | 8.98 years | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 8.87 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.7 years | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 7.88 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.02 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.99 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.11 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.38 years | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.63 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.98 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 9.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.86 years | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.87 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.76 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.93 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.05 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.42 years | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 9.58 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.24 years | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 9.17 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.17 years | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 8.59 years | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 8.55 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 8.67 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.85 years | 8.71 years | 8.98 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.2 years | 7.7 years | 8.98 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.08 years | 8.76 years | 9.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.63 years | 8.17 years | 9.17 years | 5 |
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More education data for Qatar
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.56 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Qatar was 8.67 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.58 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 years in 2001.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Qatar ranks 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release