Working age population by nationality (Qatari/ non-Qatari), sex and level of education (2010)

		Qataris			Non-Qataris			TOTAL
	males	females	total	males	females	total	males	females	total
Illiterate	788	3.441	4.229	38.143	7.489	45.632	38.931	10.930	49.861
Read and write-Night school	3.008	4.806	7.814	284.068	48.058	332.126	287.076	52.864	339.940
Primary	7.645	5.786	13.431	270.161	26.547	296.708	277.806	32.333	310.139
Preparatory	16.794	13.012	29.806	121.648	26.561	148.209	138.442	39.573	178.015
Vocational	152	5	157	22.650	404	23.054	22.802	409	23.211
Secondary	22.321	22.010	44.331	202.699	46.015	248.714	225.020	68.025	293.045
Post secondary	2.282	1.696	3.978	29.292	9.931	39.223	31.574	11.627	43.201
University and above	15.021	20.104	35.125	120.724	59.671	180.395	135.745	79.775	215.520
Other	21	23	44	33	25	58	54	48	102
TOTAL	68.032	70.883	138.915	1.089.418	224.701	1.314.119	1.157.450	295.584	1.453.034

Source: census 2010, QSA

 

 

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

Reference period for census 2010: the night of April 21st, 2010.

Implementation method: census is based on de jure method; i.e. registering people according to their usual place of residence at time of census.

Populations in transit or visiting Qatar as tourists, as well as residents of public housing or visitors staying in a household for less than two months after night of reference were excluded.

Populations away from usual residence in Qatar for reasons of duty, or on a visit abroad for less than two months, as well as individuals with no personal housing within Qatar staying with a household for more than two months, are counted in their usual/ present residence during census night.

Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) present within the State’s borders during time of reference, including in labour camps.

 

Data related to work force include individuals of 15 years old or more (born before April 1995) and refer to the week preceding the enumeration period.

 

The working age population is defined as the population aged 15 to 65.

 

2. Institution which provides data

 

Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA)

(http://www.qsa.gov.qa/eng/index.htm for website in English; http://www.qsa.gov.qa/Ar/index.htm for website in Arabic)

 

3. Data availability

 

Released parts of census are available on the website of the QSA, in published form in PDF format.

https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=General&child=Census

Census 2010′ website:

https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=General&child=Census

2010′ census in Excel or PDF format individual tables:

http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/Census_Results.aspx

 

Date of access: June 2013.