School age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar

Qatar: School age population, early childhood educational development was 80,589 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
80,589 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
67th
of 92 countries
All-time high
80,589 number
in 2019
All-time low
67,558 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar, 2013–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2013201620192013: 67.6k number2014: 71.8k number2015: 74.8k number2016: 76.4k number2017: 77.4k number2018: 79.1k number2019: 80.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar stood at 80,589 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Qatar ranks 67th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Qatar, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 67,558 number
2014 71,775 number +6.2%
2015 74,772 number +4.2%
2016 76,432 number +2.2%
2017 77,379 number +1.2%
2018 79,123 number +2.3%
2019 80,589 number +1.9%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 80,589 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 160,778 number, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 80,589 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 507,578 number, 16% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 64 Finland 106,771 number compare
  2. 65 Hungary 90,865 number compare
  3. 66 Lithuania 87,440 number compare
  4. 68 Gambia 80,230 number compare
  5. 69 Hong Kong 78,686 number
  6. 70 Croatia 75,908 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Qatar was 80,589 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 80,589 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 67,558 number in 2013.
How does Qatar rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Qatar ranks 67th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/