School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Qatar
Qatar: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 14.38 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Qatar, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 14.38 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Qatar peaked at 14.38 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.19 years, in 1971.
That places Qatar 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.19 years | — |
| 1976 | 12.45 years | +52.0% |
| 1977 | 12.06 years | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 12.74 years | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 12.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 12.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13.15 years | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 13.02 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 13.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 13.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 13.01 years | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 12.85 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 12.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 13.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 12.61 years | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 12.42 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.03 years | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 13.28 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 13.48 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.82 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 13.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.99 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.56 years | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 13.42 years | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.63 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 13.4 years | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 13.53 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.19 years | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 13.62 years | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 13.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 13.41 years | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.2 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6 years | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 14.1 years | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 14.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.38 years | +2.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 14.38 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 86% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 14.38 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.42 years, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +52.0% | 8.19 years | 12.45 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9 years | 8.19 years | 12.45 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 12.97 years | 12.74 years | 13.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.28 years | 12.42 years | 13.99 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.46 years | 13.19 years | 13.63 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.83 years | 13.2 years | 14.38 years | 10 |
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Qatar?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Qatar was 14.38 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.38 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 years in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Qatar ranks 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.