Qatar — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Qatar, 1971–2020.
Education spending for Qatar was 3.23% in 2020, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 1971 to 2020. The highest recorded value was 4.54% in 2010. The lowest was 1.75% in 1976 (about 1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.15% per year.
Qatar ranks 123 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 72%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 4.38%, so Qatar sits below it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 29% since. Over the last decade (2010–2020) the figure moved down 29%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 12 of 17 economies; Jordan (3.23%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 41% in 1978. That is 10% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 36th of 53 in 1971 → 64th of 116 in 2000 → 58th of 130 in 2010 → 121st of 157 in 2020.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2020
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.23% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 2.97% | -0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 3.61% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 4.07% | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 3.51% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 4.01% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 4.54% | +1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 3.41% | -0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 4.23% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 3.97% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 3.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.37% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 3.85% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 3.73% | -0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 4.35% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 3.58% | +0.8 pp |
| 1978 | 2.78% | +0.8 pp |
| 1977 | 1.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 1.75% | -1.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.87% | +0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 2.69% | -0.3 pp |
| 1971 | 3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Qatar’s Education spending in 1972?
2.69% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Qatar’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2020 the series was growing overall: +7.8% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2020: 3.23%; 2019: 2.8%; 2017: 2.97%; 2014: 3.61%; 2013: 4.07%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.