Years of schooling in Qatar
Qatar: Years of schooling was 10.77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.77
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.77
in 2022
All-time low
6.41
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Qatar stood at 10.77. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Qatar peaked at 10.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.41, in 1990.
That places Qatar 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.41 | — |
| 1991 | 6.55 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 6.68 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 6.81 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 6.95 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 7.08 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.19 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.31 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 7.42 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7.54 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 7.65 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 7.81 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 7.98 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 8.14 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.3 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.69 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 9.09 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 9.48 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 9.59 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.16 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.55 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 8.65 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.12 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 9.8 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 9.72 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.67 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.73 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.94 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.15 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 10.35 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.56 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 10.77 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.77 | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 10.77 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.39, 87% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 10.77 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.13, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.99 | 6.41 | 7.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.59 | 7.65 | 9.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5 | 8.55 | 10.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.61 | 10.35 | 10.77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.38 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,368 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,980 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,823 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 151,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Qatar?
- Years of schooling in Qatar was 10.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.41 in 1990.
- How does Qatar rank for years of schooling?
- Qatar ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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