School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 3.06 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Qatar, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 3.06 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Qatar peaked at 3.14 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3498 years, in 1976.
Qatar ranks 81st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.3498 years | — |
| 1977 | 0.3816 years | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7895 years | +106.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8158 years | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9546 years | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 1.23 years | +28.6% |
| 1984 | 1.38 years | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 1.54 years | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 1.68 years | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 1.71 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.82 years | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 2.01 years | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 1.95 years | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.01 years | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.18 years | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 2.14 years | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.24 years | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 2.36 years | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 2.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.14 years | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 1.99 years | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.68 years | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 1.55 years | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.46 years | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.61 years | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 1.52 years | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.47 years | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.59 years | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 1.58 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.51 years | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.58 years | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.58 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.96 years | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 2.23 years | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 2.22 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.06 years | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.52 years | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 2.59 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.75 years | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.89 years | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.74 years | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 3.14 years | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 3.04 years | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.06 years | +0.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 3.06 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.12 years, 74% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 3.06 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.82 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +106.9% | 0.3816 years | 0.7895 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3657 years | 0.3498 years | 0.3816 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.36 years | 0.7895 years | 1.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 years | 1.95 years | 2.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 years | 1.46 years | 1.68 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.1 years | 1.51 years | 2.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 years | 2.74 years | 3.14 years | 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, tertiary, female in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Qatar was 3.06 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3498 years in 1976.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Qatar ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release