Primary education, teachers in Qatar
Qatar: Primary education, teachers was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 79.1% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Qatar peaked at 91.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1971.
Qatar ranks 91st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.7% | 46.0% | 59.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 57.1% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.3% | 55.0% | 79.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 82.0% | 85.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 79.6% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 76.8% | 79.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Qatar
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 83.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 14,931 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 18.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Qatar?
- Primary education, teachers in Qatar was 79.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for primary education, teachers?
- Qatar ranks 91st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.