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.