Unemployment with advanced education in Qatar

Qatar: Unemployment with advanced education was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
130th
of 130 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2013
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2013–2020

Unemployment with advanced education in Qatar, 2013–2020

00.20.40.62013201620202013: 0.572 % of total labor force with advanced education2014: 0.44 % of total labor force with advanced education2015: 0.496 % of total labor force with advanced education2016: 0.404 % of total labor force with advanced education2017: 0.37 % of total labor force with advanced education2019: 0.353 % of total labor force with advanced education2020: 0.3 % of total labor force with advanced education

Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.

Analysis

In 2020, unemployment with advanced education in Qatar stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.

That places Qatar 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Unemployment with advanced education in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education) in Qatar, 2013 to 2020.
Year % of total labor force with advanced education Change
2013 0.6%
2014 0.4% -23.1%
2015 0.5% +12.7%
2016 0.4% -18.5%
2017 0.4% -8.4%
2019 0.4% -4.6%
2020 0.3% -15.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 6
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment with advanced education in Qatar?
Unemployment with advanced education in Qatar was 0.3% in 2020, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
How does Qatar rank for unemployment with advanced education?
Qatar ranks 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)
Unit
% of total labor force with advanced education
Source
Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
149 places, 2,654 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).