School life expectancy, primary, female in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.9 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Qatar, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Qatar stood at 5.9 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Qatar peaked at 7.27 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.39 years, in 2021.
Qatar ranks 99th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.71 years | 6.26 years | 7.27 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.72 years | 6.39 years | 6.99 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4 years | 6.18 years | 6.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.03 years | 5.8 years | 6.29 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.11 years | 5.83 years | 6.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.76 years | 5.39 years | 6.06 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 14,931 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Qatar was 5.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 years in 2021.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Qatar ranks 99th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release