School enrollment, primary, female in Qatar
Qatar: School enrollment, primary, female was 95.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Qatar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 95.2% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Qatar peaked at 97.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 1971.
Qatar ranks 54th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.7% | 74.6% | 93.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 86.9% | 95.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 77.5% | 84.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 92.0% | 97.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 90.5% | 95.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Qatar
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 83.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (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 school enrollment, primary, female in Qatar?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Qatar was 95.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Qatar ranks 54th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.