Qatar's secondary education, teachers (% female) was 51.83% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 2.81 percentage points from 54.63% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 51.83% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 56.43% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 54.63% | 2014 |
| Highest | 59.14% | 1994 |
| Lowest | 31.79% | 1971 |
| Average since 2015 | 53.56% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 31.79% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Qatar's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.02 percentage points on 2023 (from 51.8% to 51.83%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2023), the average change was +0.1 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.44 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.99 percentage points in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.58 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 16% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Qatar had the 71st highest value of the 84 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 51.83% | 2024 |
| World | 56.43% | 2024 |
| High income | 64.41% | 2024 |
Closest to Qatar in the 2024 ranking
- Guatemala — 67th of 84: 54.85%
- Switzerland — 68th of 84: 52.24%
- Bolivia — 69th of 84: 52.14%
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 71st of 84: 50.98%
- Vanuatu — 72nd of 84: 49.58%
- Saudi Arabia — 73rd of 84: 49.44%
What this measures
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 50 values
| Year | Secondary education, teachers (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.83 |
| 2023 | 51.8 |
| 2022 | 51.39 |
| 2021 | 54.97 |
| 2020 | 55.11 |
| 2019 | 56.43 |
| 2018 | 53.76 |
| 2017 | 53.32 |
| 2016 | 52.64 |
| 2015 | 54.36 |
| 2014 |
Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 35.55% (2023)
- Algeria — 70% (2024)
- Bahrain — 60.06% (2024)
- Djibouti — 27.77% (2023)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 50.98% (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 49.32% (2023)
- Jordan — 57.09% (2024)
- Kuwait — 57.25% (2021)
- Lebanon — 72.03% (2023)
- Malta — 66% (2024)
- Morocco
More education data for Qatar
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 180,287 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97.56% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 98.73% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 96.44% (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 151,038 (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 99.58% (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Qatar's secondary education, teachers (% female)?
- 51.83% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 20.04 percentage points from 31.79% in 1971. The highest value was 59.14% in 1994 and the lowest 31.79% in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank?
- 71st highest of 84 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Qatar?
- In 2024, Qatar's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.02 percentage points on 2023 (from 51.8% to 51.83%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2023), the average change was +0.1 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.44 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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