Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar
Qatar: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.02 index
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
27th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.29 index
in 1973
All-time low
0.974 index
in 2018
Years of data
53
1971–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 1.02 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar peaked at 1.29 index in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.974 index, in 2018.
Qatar ranks 27th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.09 index | — |
| 1972 | 1.25 index | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 1.29 index | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.28 index | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.21 index | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.28 index | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 1.25 index | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.2 index | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.18 index | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.14 index | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.12 index | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.07 index | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.08 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.06 index | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 index | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.06 index | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.08 index | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.08 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 index | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.04 index | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.03 index | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.04 index | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 index | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.05 index | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.09 index | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.1 index | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9943 index | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 1.04 index | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.16 index | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1 index | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.09 index | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 index | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 index | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 index | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.04 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 index | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9948 index | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9881 index | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9971 index | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9957 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.974 index | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9911 index | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9948 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9982 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +0.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1.02 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1.02 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.23 index | 1.09 index | 1.29 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.08 index | 1.06 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 index | 0.9943 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 index | 1.04 index | 1.16 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9982 index | 0.974 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9948 index | 1.02 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More health data for Qatar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar was 1.02 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 index in 1973.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.974 index in 2018.
- How does Qatar rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Qatar ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.