Progression to secondary school in Qatar
Qatar: Progression to secondary school was 98.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school in Qatar, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 98.9% for progression to secondary school in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Qatar peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 92.9%, in 1988.
That places Qatar 56th out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.0% | 93.8% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 92.9% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 93.5% | 99.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.4% | 99.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 6 |
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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 progression to secondary school in Qatar?
- Progression to secondary school in Qatar was 98.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 1988.
- How does Qatar rank for progression to secondary school?
- Qatar ranks 56th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).