Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar
Qatar: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 3.1% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar stood at 3.1%.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar peaked at 7.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2018.
That places Qatar 144th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.2% | — |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +36.1% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 141 Lesotho 3.2% compare
- 142 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.1% compare
- 143 Chad 3.1% compare
- 145 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9% compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 2.8% compare
- 147 Saudi Arabia 2.7% 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Qatar was 3.1% 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 7.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2018.
- How does Qatar rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Qatar ranks 144th 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 12.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release