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Primary school enrollment — Qatar

Primary school enrollment in Qatar in 2018 — 94.1%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 72. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 13.4 pp.

2018 94.1% +0.5 pp vs 2017
World rank 32of 72
Period maximum 96.1%2000
Period minimum 77.2%1993

Trend over time

1971–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Qatar, 1971–2018758085909510019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 80.7%1972: 85.3%1973: 86.7%1974: 85.8%1976: 88.7%1977: 90.3%1978: 94.3%1979: 95.9%1980: 96%1981: 94.9%1982: 95.5%1983: 93.8%1984: 93.7%1985: 91.6%1986: 92.5%1987: 89.3%1988: 88.2%1989: 87.4%1990: 85.7%1991: 81.2%1992: 78.3%1993: 77.2%1994: 81.7%1998: 93.4%1999: 93.7%2000: 96.1%2001: 91.9%2002: 92.5%2003: 96%2004: 91.1%2005: 95%2006: 88.8%2007: 92.8%2009: 91.4%2010: 90.2%2011: 93.4%2012: 92.2%2013: 88.6%2014: 89.3%2015: 91.7%2016: 93%2017: 93.5%2018: 94.1%
Change over the period: +13.4 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Qatar 94.1%
World 89.4%
Middle East & North Africa 93.7%
Primary school enrollment — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 94.1 +0.5 pp
2017 93.5 +0.5 pp
2016 93 +1.3 pp
2015 91.7 +2.5 pp
2014 89.3 +0.7 pp
2013 88.6 −3.6 pp
2012 92.2 −1.2 pp
2011 93.4 +3.2 pp
2010 90.2 −1.2 pp
2009 91.4 —
2007 92.8 +4 pp
2006 88.8 −6.2 pp
2005 95 +3.9 pp
2004 91.1 −4.9 pp
2003 96 +3.5 pp
2002 92.5 +0.6 pp
2001 91.9 −4.2 pp
2000 96.1 +2.3 pp
1999 93.7 +0.3 pp
1998 93.4 —
1994 81.7 +4.5 pp
1993 77.2 −1.1 pp
1992 78.3 −2.8 pp
1991 81.2 −4.5 pp
1990 85.7 −1.7 pp
1989 87.4 −0.8 pp
1988 88.2 −1.1 pp
1987 89.3 −3.2 pp
1986 92.5 +0.9 pp
1985 91.6 −2.1 pp
1984 93.7 −0.1 pp
1983 93.8 −1.7 pp
1982 95.5 +0.6 pp
1981 94.9 −1.1 pp
1980 96 +0.2 pp
1979 95.9 +1.5 pp
1978 94.3 +4 pp
1977 90.3 +1.6 pp
1976 88.7 —
1974 85.8 −0.8 pp
1973 86.7 +1.3 pp
1972 85.3 +4.6 pp
1971 80.7 —

Western Asia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BH Bahrain 96.7 GE Georgia 96.4 PS Palestine 94.8 SA Saudi Arabia 94.5 QA Qatar 94.1 AZ Azerbaijan 92.4 AM Armenia 90.7 OM Oman 86.3 KW Kuwait 82.6 JO Jordan 80.9
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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

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