Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Qatar
Qatar: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Qatar, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 1.03 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Qatar peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8629 GPI, in 1971.
Qatar ranks 24th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Qatar, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8629 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9656 GPI | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9808 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9671 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.05 GPI | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9668 GPI | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9647 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9486 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9202 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9614 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9093 GPI | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9474 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9747 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.06 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9902 GPI | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9879 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.972 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9872 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9807 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9454 GPI | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9647 GPI | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9351 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9129 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9725 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9919 GPI | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9945 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9955 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9627 GPI | 0.8629 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9761 GPI | 0.9093 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9903 GPI | 0.9454 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9977 GPI | 0.9129 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9945 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Qatar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 14,931 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 83.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.56 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Qatar?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Qatar was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8629 GPI in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Qatar ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.