Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Qatar

Share of children out of school in Qatar in 2024 — 4.62%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 120. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 18.68 pp.

2024 4.62% −2.19 pp vs 2023
World rank 66of 120
Period maximum 34.01%1974
Period minimum 0.09%2017

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Qatar, 1971–202401020304019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 23.3%1972: 27.19%1973: 30.77%1974: 34.01%1976: 33.23%1977: 30.86%1978: 27.05%1979: 24.97%1980: 22.03%1981: 19.36%1982: 15.46%1983: 15.66%1984: 12.44%1985: 11.68%1986: 9.05%1987: 9.33%1988: 7.22%1989: 5.34%1990: 4.16%1991: 4.6%1992: 6.38%1993: 8.98%1994: 6.65%1998: 0.83%1999: 4.25%2001: 10.5%2002: 9.87%2003: 12.75%2004: 7.48%2005: 5.31%2006: 7.66%2007: 4.04%2009: 2.81%2010: 3.25%2011: 3.78%2012: 1.24%2013: 2.96%2014: 6.33%2015: 3.98%2016: 1.7%2017: 0.09%2018: 0.66%2019: 1.88%2020: 2.44%2021: 12.75%2022: 7.94%2023: 6.81%2024: 4.62%
Change over the period: −18.68 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Qatar

Qatar 4.62%
Western Asia computed 7.34%
Share of children out of school — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.62 −2.19 pp
2023 6.81 −1.13 pp
2022 7.94 −4.81 pp
2021 12.75 +10.3 pp
2020 2.44 +0.57 pp
2019 1.88 +1.21 pp
2018 0.66 +0.58 pp
2017 0.09 −1.61 pp
2016 1.7 −2.29 pp
2015 3.98 −2.35 pp
2014 6.33 +3.37 pp
2013 2.96 +1.72 pp
2012 1.24 −2.54 pp
2011 3.78 +0.53 pp
2010 3.25 +0.44 pp
2009 2.81
2007 4.04 −3.62 pp
2006 7.66 +2.35 pp
2005 5.31 −2.17 pp
2004 7.48 −5.27 pp
2003 12.75 +2.87 pp
2002 9.87 −0.63 pp
2001 10.5
1999 4.25 +3.43 pp
1998 0.83
1994 6.65 −2.33 pp
1993 8.98 +2.6 pp
1992 6.38 +1.78 pp
1991 4.6 +0.44 pp
1990 4.16 −1.18 pp
1989 5.34 −1.88 pp
1988 7.22 −2.11 pp
1987 9.33 +0.28 pp
1986 9.05 −2.63 pp
1985 11.68 −0.76 pp
1984 12.44 −3.22 pp
1983 15.66 +0.2 pp
1982 15.46 −3.89 pp
1981 19.36 −2.67 pp
1980 22.03 −2.94 pp
1979 24.97 −2.08 pp
1978 27.05 −3.81 pp
1977 30.86 −2.38 pp
1976 33.23
1974 34.01 +3.24 pp
1973 30.77 +3.58 pp
1972 27.19 +3.89 pp
1971 23.3

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.