Education in Qatar

151 indicators covering education for Qatar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 83.3% 2025 down 2.0% 1st
Population ages 0-14 15.0% 2025 up 7.5% 178th
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
School enrollment, primary 97.6% 2024 down 0.4% 130th
Primary education, teachers 14,931 2024 up 42.5% 129th
School enrollment, primary, female 98.7% 2024 up 1.7% 114th
School enrollment, primary, male 96.4% 2024 down 2.5% 143rd
Labor force, total 2.20 million 2025 up 24.8% 125th
Labor force, female 18.0% 2025 up 34.9% 179th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2021 up 1.6% 21st
School enrollment, secondary 99.6% 2024 up 1.7% 63rd
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.5 per 1,000 2024 down 28.6% 183rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.8 per 1,000 2024 down 30.8% 144th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.7 per 1,000 2024 down 22.2% 149th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.8 per 1,000 2024 down 11.1% 131st
Secondary education, teachers 12,368 2024 up 42.2% 136th
School enrollment, secondary, female 99.6% 2024 up 1.8% 65th
School enrollment, secondary, male 99.6% 2024 down 1.3% 62nd
School enrollment, tertiary 43.0% 2024 up 148.6% 96th
School enrollment, primary, private 65.3% 2024 up 8.2% 7th
School enrollment, preprimary 54.0% 2021 down 2.6% 115th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 25.1% 2024 up 218.7% 112th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 69.4% 2024 up 34.5% 63rd
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9489 GPI 2010 down 11.5% 164th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.64 GPI 2024 down 11.3% 5th
Secondary education, teachers, female 6,410 2024 up 34.9% 128th
Primary completion rate, female 97.5% 2024 up 6.6% 65th
Primary completion rate, male 93.3% 2024 up 7.1% 97th
Government expenditure on education, total 3.2% 2020 down 28.8% 136th
Secondary education, general pupils 106,817 2018 up 63.1% 145th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 92.5% 2024 up 10.3% 80th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 54.2% 2021 down 3.3% 114th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 53.8% 2021 down 1.9% 113th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 94.7% 2021 down 3.1% 72nd
Government expenditure on education, total 9.3% 2020 down 32.6% 160th
Secondary education, general pupils 49.2% 2018 down 0.3% 139th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 94.0% 2024 up 10.8% 75th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 91.1% 2024 up 9.8% 81st
Children out of school 4.6% 2024 down 27.1% 87th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Primary education, pupils 180,287 2024 up 54.5% 140th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Secondary education, pupils 151,038 2024 up 73.4% 142nd
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 94.0% 2021 down 2.3% 78th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 95.5% 2021 down 3.8% 60th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 720 2018 up 19.2% 169th
Number of under-five deaths, male 92 2024 down 10.7% 153rd
Number of under-five deaths, female 79 2024 down 8.1% 151st
Number of infant deaths, male 77 2024 down 11.5% 149th
Number of infant deaths, female 65 2024 down 11.0% 150th
Children out of school, female 3.6% 2024 down 46.6% 111th
Children out of school, male 5.5% 2024 down 5.5% 85th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 12.5% 2018 183rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 105.5% 2018 down 4.2% 59th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 0.1% 2025 down 23.5% 186th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 0.4% 2025 down 54.9% 184th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 0.1% 2025 up 16.1% 186th
Primary education, teachers 79.1% 2024 down 7.8% 91st
Repeaters, primary, total 1.6% 2017 up 83.0% 109th