Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Qatar
Qatar: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
55th
of 217 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2018
All-time low
87.8%
in 1973
Years of data
53
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Qatar stood at 98.4%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Qatar peaked at 98.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 1973.
That places Qatar 55th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 88.1% | — |
| 1972 | 89.1% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 87.8% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 89.5% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 92.0% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 94.1% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 93.8% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 91.9% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.9% | 87.8% | 94.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 93.9% | 91.9% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.7% | 93.5% | 97.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 96.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 52 Lao People's Democratic Republic 98.7% compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 98.6% compare
- 54 Chad 98.6% compare
- 56 Lesotho 98.4% compare
- 57 Palestine, State of 98.3% compare
- 58 Papua New Guinea 98.2% compare
More education data for Qatar
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,646 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Qatar?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Qatar was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 1973.
- How does Qatar rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Qatar ranks 55th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release