School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.37 GPIA
in 1976
All-time low
0.9907 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
52
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar stood at 1.02 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar peaked at 1.37 GPIA in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.9907 GPIA, in 2018.
Qatar ranks 60th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.19 GPIA | +18.9% |
| 1973 | 1.27 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 1.31 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.28 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.37 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 1.33 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.3 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.22 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.18 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.2 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1.19 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.15 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.18 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9907 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.26 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9907 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 57 Puerto Rico 1.02 GPIA compare
- 58 Kyrgyzstan 1.02 GPIA compare
- 59 Brunei Darussalam 1.02 GPIA compare
- 61 Thailand 1.02 GPIA compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 1.02 GPIA compare
- 63 Tokelau 1.02 GPIA compare
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 GPIA in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9907 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Qatar ranks 60th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release