Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar
Qatar: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9133 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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 0.9133 index for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar peaked at 0.9927 index in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7221 index, in 1981.
That places Qatar 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7221 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7297 index | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7374 index | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7428 index | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7469 index | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.755 index | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7625 index | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7716 index | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7775 index | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7785 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.781 index | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7863 index | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7941 index | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8003 index | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8085 index | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8135 index | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8184 index | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8228 index | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.831 index | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8425 index | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8569 index | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8754 index | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8993 index | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9185 index | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9379 index | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9553 index | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.97 index | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9809 index | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9893 index | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9927 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9913 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9854 index | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9768 index | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9661 index | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9555 index | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9448 index | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9351 index | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9266 index | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.919 index | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.914 index | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9112 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9108 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9128 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9141 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9133 index | -0.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.9133 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 index, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.9133 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1 index, 83% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7495 index | 0.7221 index | 0.7775 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8034 index | 0.7785 index | 0.831 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9226 index | 0.8425 index | 0.9893 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9593 index | 0.919 index | 0.9927 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9127 index | 0.9108 index | 0.9141 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar was 0.9133 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9927 index in 2010.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7221 index in 1981.
- How does Qatar rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Qatar ranks 136th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.