The 2006 PISA report by OECD showed that over half Qatari school leavers couldn't read, write or add up. The only country that scored worse was Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan, where much of the population live in yurts.

The Gulf Times is just reporting what everyone knows. There are very few high-quality Qatari applicants for jobs, which makes a mockery of the Qatarization program.

Here's a summary by Qatar's Supreme Education Council of the 2006 PISA results.

http://www.english.education.gov.qa/content/resources/detail/5683

[edit, wrong -stan, sorry]