Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle female general in Qatar
Qatar: Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle female general was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.0%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
7th
of 83 countries
All-time high
86.3%
in 2023
All-time low
61.4%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Qatar, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Qatar stood at 85.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
That places Qatar 7th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle female general in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 77.2% | — |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +37.9% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -1.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 85.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.1%, 4.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.2% | 75.3% | 77.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 61.4% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 5 Bahrain 99.6% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 91.8% compare
- 8 Oman 76.6% compare
- 9 Malaysia 71.8% compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 66.6% compare
More education data for Qatar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.38 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Qatar?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Qatar was 85.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2021.
- How does Qatar rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Qatar ranks 7th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release