Qatar leads globally in teaching entrepreneurship
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Qatar achieved first place worldwide in entrepreneurial education at school, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2025/2026 Global Report.
GEM assessed 53 economies using panels of at least 36 experts to evaluate how well school systems prepare students for entrepreneurship. Qatar received a score of 5.9 out of 10, exceeding the 5.0 threshold GEM considers sufficient for supporting entrepreneurship.
School-level entrepreneurial education generally lags behind other areas in most countries, receiving the lowest scores in 33 of the 53 economies studied. Only ten economies met GEM’s sufficiency standard, including India, Latvia, Estonia, and several high-income nations. Qatar was one of four Gulf states, along with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain, to achieve this ranking, joining the Netherlands, Lithuania, and Finland.
Qatar also performed well in entrepreneurial education at the university level, ranking eighth among 27 upper-income economies with a score of 5.9. Unlike many countries that focus more on university-level programs, Qatar’s consistently high scores at both school and post-school levels suggest a systemic investment in entrepreneurial skills. This strong educational foundation contributed to Qatar’s sixth-place ranking overall on GEM’s National Entrepreneurial Context Index.
Researchers believe that Qatar’s success demonstrates the benefits of integrating entrepreneurial thinking into the curriculum from a young age, fostering creativity and essential skills. They suggest that Qatar's approach is effectively preparing the next generation of business leaders.
