Share of students from abroad in Qatar
Qatar: Share of students from abroad was 41.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.72
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
10th
of 134 countries
All-time high
41.72
in 2024
All-time low
12.6
in 2004
Years of data
22
2001–2024
Share of students from abroad in Qatar, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 41.72 for share of students from abroad in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Qatar peaked at 41.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.6, in 2004.
That places Qatar 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.64 | 12.6 | 36.53 | 7 |
| 2010s | 38.19 | 34.2 | 41.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.16 | 37.45 | 41.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 83.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 14,931 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students from abroad in Qatar?
- Share of students from abroad in Qatar was 41.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 41.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6 in 2004.
- How does Qatar rank for share of students from abroad?
- Qatar ranks 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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