School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.81 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Qatar, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 5.81 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Qatar peaked at 6.18 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.86 years, in 1974.
Qatar ranks 102nd 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 | 2.04 years | 1.86 years | 2.44 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.82 years | 2.7 years | 4.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.08 years | 4.44 years | 5.56 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.42 years | 5.17 years | 5.77 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.81 years | 5.62 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 years | 5.6 years | 6.18 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Qatar was 5.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 years in 1974.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Qatar ranks 102nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release