Advancements

Qatar has one of the best education systems in the world. One of the reasons being that they put a fair amount of money into their public school systems.  Qatar’s literacy rate with a definition of age 15 and over can read and write is 96.3%, males: 96.5%, and females: 95.4%. Qatar’s infant mortality rates total is: 6.42 deaths/1,000 live birth. Qatar’s Education systems include Primary Education. Education in Qatar respects the tradition and conservative nature of its people, while espousing latest technology and pedagogic methods. While the 6 years of primary education are compulsory, all state schooling is free. Unusually, private schools are actively encouraged too, with all costs covered. Middle Education: Three years of middle school follow, where a standard academic curriculum is followed at all state and private schools. Secondary Education: There are 19 secondary schools for boys and 22 for girls, as well as a number of private ones of both kinds. The government is experimenting with alternatives to general education, and has recently opened two scientific secondary schools. Tertiary Education: Qatar Education the primary tertiary education institution is the University of Qatar established in 1973, and illustrated here. There are two campuses – one for boys and one for girls, and its faculties include administration & economics, education, engineering, humanities & social sciences, science, technology, and shari’a & islamic studies. The medium of instruction is English for natural science, business and engineering programs, and Arabic for the rest. Qatar’s exports include Petroleum Gas (47%), Crude Petroleum (39%), Refined Petroleum (7.1%), Ethylene Polymers (2.1%), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers (1.3%). While their imports include Machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals. As you can see pretty much all of Qatar’s exports are from oil, and this is how Qatar is the world’s wealthiest nation.