School life expectancy, primary, male in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.76 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Qatar, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in Qatar stood at 5.76 years.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Qatar peaked at 6.62 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.77 years, in 1974.
That places Qatar 120th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.19 years | 4.77 years | 6.32 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.16 years | 5.48 years | 6.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.12 years | 5.71 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.59 years | 5.24 years | 6.04 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.12 years | 5.9 years | 6.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7 years | 5.4 years | 6.09 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, male in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Qatar was 5.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.77 years in 1974.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Qatar ranks 120th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release