Post-Secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student by Cathleen Stasz, Eric R. Eide, Fancisco Martorell, Louay

By Cathleen Stasz, Eric R. Eide, Fancisco Martorell, Louay Constant, Charles A. Goldman

The govt of Qatar has made major investments in post-secondary schooling to make sure that Qataris may be able to give a contribution to the country's social and fiscal targets. The authors describe Rand's research of occupational call for and similar post-secondary academic possibilities, and provide thoughts for bettering the country's present provision of post-secondary schooling.

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2 Educational Attainment of Qataris and Non-Qataris, by Gender Percent Attaining Education Level Less Than Secondary Secondary Beyond Secondary Males 50 23 27 Females 45 24 31 Total 48 24 29 20 Qatari Non-Qatari Males 65 15 Females 47 22 31 Total 61 17 22 All males 63 16 21 All females 47 23 31 Total 59 18 23 SOURCE: Planning Council, 2004. 3 Educational Attainment of Qataris Age 25 and Over, by Age Group and Gender Percent Attaining Education Level Age Group Females Males Less Than Beyond Secondary Secondary Secondary Less Than Beyond Secondary Secondary Secondary 25–29 26 29 30–34 30 20 35–39 38 17 40–44 47 13 45–49 62 10 50–54 84 6 55–59 94 3 60–64 97 1 65–69 99 1 70–74 99 0 75+ 99 0 Total 50 15 SOURCE: Planning Council, 2004.

Women, who are more likely than men to pursue a post-secondary education, are most likely to earn degrees in education. These data suggest that, given employers’ relatively high demand for technical skills, the deficit in these skills will remain unless more men earn college degrees in technical fields and/or more women switch their field of study to the technical field. Patterns of Employment. When we looked at the patterns of employment for the cohort of 1998 graduates, we found that the majority of individuals were working for government ministries or in a government enterprise.

The study also incorporated various secondary data sources. , distribution of the workforce by gender, nationality (Qatari, non-Qatari), industry, occupation, and educational credential. These data shed light on who works in occupations considered vital to Qatar’s economy and society and who will work in such occupations in the future. To supplement the surveys and interviews, we also reviewed information on education, employment, training, and skill needs that was available from numerous prior and ongoing RAND studies.

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