Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar
Qatar: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 2.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar peaked at 3.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2014.
Qatar ranks 149th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.5% | — |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +35.4% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,805 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 32,446 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 17,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar was 2.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Qatar ranks 149th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release