Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Qatar

Qatar: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 84.17 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
84.17
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
35th
of 62 countries
All-time high
84.17
in 2017
All-time low
74.83
in 1990
Years of data
28
1990–2017

Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Qatar, 1990–2017

0204060801990200320171990: 74.81991: 75.31992: 75.81993: 76.21994: 76.51995: 76.81996: 76.81997: 76.71998: 76.61999: 76.52000: 76.52001: 76.62002: 76.82003: 77.12004: 77.52005: 77.92006: 78.42007: 79.12008: 79.82009: 80.52010: 81.32011: 81.92012: 82.42013: 82.92014: 83.32015: 83.62016: 83.82017: 84.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 84.17 for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Qatar peaked at 84.17 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74.83, in 1990.

Qatar ranks 35th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Qatar, 1990 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1990 74.83 —
1991 75.27 +0.6%
1992 75.76 +0.7%
1993 76.21 +0.6%
1994 76.5 +0.4%
1995 76.75 +0.3%
1996 76.77 +0.0%
1997 76.72 -0.1%
1998 76.59 -0.2%
1999 76.49 -0.1%
2000 76.5 +0.0%
2001 76.59 +0.1%
2002 76.77 +0.2%
2003 77.08 +0.4%
2004 77.45 +0.5%
2005 77.91 +0.6%
2006 78.42 +0.7%
2007 79.11 +0.9%
2008 79.79 +0.9%
2009 80.52 +0.9%
2010 81.26 +0.9%
2011 81.87 +0.8%
2012 82.44 +0.7%
2013 82.92 +0.6%
2014 83.28 +0.4%
2015 83.57 +0.3%
2016 83.85 +0.3%
2017 84.17 +0.4%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 84.17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 84.17 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.07, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.19 74.83 76.77 10
2000s 78.01 76.5 80.52 10
2010s 82.92 81.26 84.17 8

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 32 Estonia 85.14 compare
  2. 33 Azerbaijan 85.02 compare
  3. 34 North Macedonia 84.59 compare
  4. 36 Egypt 83.67 compare
  5. 37 Palestine 83.19 compare
  6. 38 Germany 81.88 compare

See the full ranking of 62 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Qatar?
Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Qatar was 84.17 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 84.17 in 2017.
What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 74.83 in 1990.
How does Qatar rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
Qatar ranks 35th out of 62 countries with data for 2017.
Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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