School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.16 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar is 1.16 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar peaked at 1.38 GPIA in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1971.
Qatar ranks 6th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Qatar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 1.38 GPIA | +38.0% |
| 1977 | 1.34 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.31 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.27 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.22 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.21 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.27 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.21 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.19 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.25 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.22 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.13 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1.16 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +38.0% | 1 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,368 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,980 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,823 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 151,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Qatar was 1.16 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 GPIA in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Qatar ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release