School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.79 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 11.79 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Qatar peaked at 12.65 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.64 years, in 1971.
Qatar ranks 95th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.48 years | 8.64 years | 10.28 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.59 years | 10.44 years | 12.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.29 years | 12.09 years | 12.65 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.04 years | 11.82 years | 12.23 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.1 years | 11.58 years | 12.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.75 years | 11.02 years | 12.36 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 secondary, female in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Qatar was 11.79 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.65 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.64 years in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Qatar ranks 95th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release