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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Qatar: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Qatar is placed 84th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 4.617 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 81.06 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
84th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 4.617Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 81.06Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 92.12Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- —Government Spending on Education, 2023No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Qatar on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Qatar’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.617
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Qatar: 4.617. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.004 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 0.527
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Qatar’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
81.06
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Qatar: 81.06. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Western Asia
- 100 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 64.35
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
92.12
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Qatar: 92.12. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Western Asia
- 95.87 Azerbaijan
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
UIS publishes no 2023 figure for Qatar, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Western Asia
- 5.026 Kuwait
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 4.481
02Over time
Which way Qatar is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar fell from 10.5 in 2001 to 4.617 in 2024; the world median went from 4.051 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2024 4.617 3.691 2023 6.805 3.393 2022 7.940 3.002 2021 12.747 3.330 2020 2.445 2.678 2019 1.879 2.758 2018 0.665 2.439 2017 0.088 2.907 2016 1.695 2.954 2015 3.981 3.052 2014 6.330 3.904 2013 2.963 3.413 2012 1.240 3.408 2011 3.777 3.626 2010 3.250 3.491 2009 2.810 3.577 2008 — 3.878 2007 4.039 4.029 2006 7.657 4.338 2005 5.306 4.571 2004 7.476 3.791 2003 12.746 4.412 2002 9.871 4.144 2001 10.504 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar rose from 57.91 in 2001 to 81.06 in 2024; the world median went from 80.76 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2024 81.06 85.9 2023 80.23 87.6 2022 76.61 87.7 2021 73.39 87.0 2020 87.55 88.3 2019 86.05 88.8 2018 88.47 89.6 2017 87.62 87.4 2016 97.54 87.9 2015 93.92 88.2 2014 86.85 89.2 2013 82.87 88.0 2012 — 85.4 2011 87.08 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 74.59 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 76.32 86.7 2006 73.00 84.0 2005 33.08 82.2 2004 50.85 81.8 2003 62.00 78.3 2002 64.63 80.0 2001 57.91 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar rose from 71.84 in 2000 to 92.12 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2025 92.12 64.9 2024 91.59 65.0 2023 90.78 64.2 2022 89.61 63.6 2021 88.32 62.9 2020 86.86 62.2 2019 85.50 61.5 2018 84.12 60.9 2017 82.78 60.5 2016 81.48 60.1 2015 80.37 58.9 2014 79.36 57.0 2013 78.48 54.7 2012 77.67 52.4 2011 76.84 50.9 2010 76.12 49.5 2009 75.24 48.5 2008 74.29 47.4 2007 73.39 46.2 2006 72.62 45.0 2005 72.04 43.8 2004 71.64 42.9 2003 71.42 41.6 2002 71.27 40.3 2001 71.37 39.0 2000 71.84 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar fell from 3.726 in 2000 to 3.234 in 2020; the world median went from 3.886 to 4.406.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2023 — 3.7092 2022 — 4.0570 2021 — 4.2611 2020 3.23 4.4056 2019 2.80 4.1407 2018 — 4.2159 2017 2.97 4.1401 2016 — 4.2342 2015 — 4.2386 2014 3.61 4.2005 2013 4.07 4.3493 2012 3.51 4.0348 2011 4.01 3.9987 2010 4.54 4.1396 2009 3.41 4.6638 2008 4.23 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 3.97 4.0557 2004 3.46 3.9745 2003 3.37 4.1595 2002 3.85 4.0173 2001 3.20 4.1002 2000 3.73 3.8861
03In context
Qatar beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Qatar and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia | 77th | 0.527 | 64.35 | — | 4.481 |
| Qatar | 84th | 4.617 | 81.06 | 92.12 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Qatar in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Qatar is ahead of the world, and behind
36 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median18
Statistics on which Qatar does better than the middle country measured.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2110089.21▲ Improved since 2015
Qatar: 100 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 1st of 164 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4310097.43▲ Improved since 2015
Qatar: 100 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 1st of 165 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.49441.725.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Qatar: 41.72 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 6th of 75 · derived.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6712.0720.67▼ Worsened since 2014
Qatar: 12.07 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 82nd of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9999.3293.99No earlier reading
Qatar: 99.32 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 25th of 172 · derived.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6610093.66No real change since 2015
Qatar: 100 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.8634.4819.86▲ Improved since 2013
Qatar: 34.48 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 14th of 90 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.8198.22No earlier reading
Qatar: 99.81 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No real change since 2016
Qatar: 100 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1999.5893.19▲ Improved since 2014
Qatar: 99.58 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 38th of 109 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9418.7787.941▲ Improved since 2010
Qatar: 8.778 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 62nd of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0880.3960.08No earlier reading
Qatar: 80.39 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93310.779.933No real change since 2013
Qatar: 10.77 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 77th of 193 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0221.0634.02No earlier reading
Qatar: 21.06 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 75th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95947.78701.95No earlier reading
Qatar: 947.78 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 61st of 145 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32427.48414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Qatar: 427.48 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 74th of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.846.4643.8No earlier reading
Qatar: 46.46 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.6381.244▲ Improved since 2014
Qatar: 1.638 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 95 · derived.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Qatar does worse than the middle country measured.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3436.5216.343▲ Improved since 2014
Qatar: 6.521 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 58th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7657.4965.76▲ Improved since 2013
Qatar: 57.49 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 50th of 95 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.1413.34▲ Improved since 2013
Qatar: 13.14 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 107th of 195 · derived.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93432.4446.93▲ Improved since 2012
Qatar: 432.4 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 45th of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5952.6858.59No earlier reading
Qatar: 52.68 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7743.0252.77▲ Improved since 2014
Qatar: 43.02 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 55th of 95 · derived.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35419.3440.35▲ Improved since 2012
Qatar: 419.3 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 46th of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.940.448.9No earlier reading
Qatar: 40.4 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9351.8265.93▲ Improved since 2014
Qatar: 51.82 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 75th of 120 · derived.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09414.11442.09▲ Improved since 2012
Qatar: 414.11 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 50th of 79 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5913.314.59No real change since 2014
Qatar: 13.3 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 57th of 77 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.10.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Qatar: 0.1 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 159th of 176 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2016
Qatar: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.352.4335.3Moved since 2016
Qatar: 52.43 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.27913.055.279Moved since 2013
Qatar: 13.05 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2407,6542,240No real change since 2022
Qatar: 7,654 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1731.8738.17No earlier reading
Qatar: 31.87 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6014.0215.601Moved since 2016
Qatar: 4.021 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
No current reading for Qatar
Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2009), Government Spending on Education (last 2020), Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Research and Development Spending (last 2021), Trust in Scientists and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Qatar’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Qatar’s 10th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labourjoint 8th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 16th of 1933/4 keys
- Digital & Technology27th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade27th of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality25th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 34th of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 59th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital82nd of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security75th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge84th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture82nd of 1842/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation84th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 124th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 110th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality179th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability186th of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Qatar can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Asia
United Arab Emirates1st2/4 keysThis page
Qatar84th3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Qatar on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Qatar rank on education & knowledge?
Qatar is placed 84th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary and Upper Secondary Completion Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Qatar?
4.617 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Qatar?
81.06 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Qatar compare with Saudi Arabia on education & knowledge?
Saudi Arabia is placed 77th of 198, and Qatar 84th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Saudi Arabia 0.527, Qatar 4.617; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Saudi Arabia 64.35, Qatar 81.06.
How have Qatar’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 10.5 in 2001 to 4.617 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 57.91 in 2001 to 81.06 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 71.84 in 2000 to 92.12 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 3.726 in 2000 to 3.234 in 2020.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Qatar?
No current reading is published for Qatar on Government Funding per Primary Student, Government Spending on Education, Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Research and Development Spending, Trust in Scientists and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 36 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Qatar’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Qatar (banner) — Haakon S. Krohn derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Qatar: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/qatar/education