Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Qatar
Qatar: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 95.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 95.4% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Qatar peaked at 103.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1974.
That places Qatar 83rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 58.7% | — |
| 1972 | 55.3% | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 51.9% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 46.5% | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 50.5% | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 51.8% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 65.0% | +25.5% |
| 1979 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 65.0% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 72.6% | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 76.7% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 78.7% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 76.4% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 67.0% | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 73.2% | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 74.4% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 75.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 78.4% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 73.2% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 56.3% | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 91.9% | +63.1% |
| 1999 | 95.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 100.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 103.1% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | +2.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 95.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 98% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 95.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +63.1% | 56.3% | 91.9% |
| 1978 | +25.5% | 51.8% | 65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.7% | 46.5% | 65.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.2% | 65.0% | 78.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.0% | 56.3% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 84.4% | 98.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 89.2% | 100.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 91.2% | 103.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 80 North Macedonia 95.8% compare
- 81 United States 95.7% compare
- 82 Gibraltar 95.4% compare
- 84 South Africa 95.3% compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 95.3% compare
- 86 Tuvalu 95.1% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Qatar
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 90,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.19 million current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 800,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 50,000 current US$ (2003)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP -150,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 3.74 million current US$ (1995)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 4.42 million constant 2023 US$ (2004)
- Net official development assistance received 3.74 million current US$ (1995)
- Net ODA received 0.1% (1995)
- Net ODA received 0.0% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Qatar?
- Primary completion rate, total in Qatar was 95.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 103.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1974.
- How does Qatar rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Qatar ranks 83rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.