Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar
Qatar: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2021
All-time low
0.8455 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 1 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar peaked at 1 index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8455 index, in 1981.
Qatar ranks 122nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8455 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.852 index | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8585 index | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8634 index | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.872 index | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8779 index | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8857 index | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8934 index | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8998 index | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9067 index | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9138 index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9208 index | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9269 index | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9321 index | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9355 index | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9395 index | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9432 index | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9474 index | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9506 index | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9543 index | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9576 index | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9608 index | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9637 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9665 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9698 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9722 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.975 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9781 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.981 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9838 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9863 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9885 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9908 index | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9927 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9947 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9962 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9975 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9986 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9996 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.872 index | 0.8455 index | 0.8998 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9316 index | 0.9067 index | 0.9506 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9679 index | 0.9543 index | 0.981 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9929 index | 0.9838 index | 0.9996 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More gender data for Qatar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 510.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9268 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,440 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8455 index in 1981.
- How does Qatar rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Qatar ranks 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.