What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Slovakia and United Arab Emirates?

0.11 years, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United Arab Emirates?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Slovakia

13.1 years

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

12.99 years

in 2023

Slovakia rank

14th

United Arab Emirates rank

16th

Slovakia currently reports 13.1 years against 12.99 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.11 years.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.

Slovakia ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 192 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	Slovakia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.25 years	7.05 years	1.2 years	Slovakia
2000s	11.04 years	9 years	2.03 years	Slovakia
2010s	12.59 years	10.96 years	1.64 years	Slovakia
2020s	13.08 years	12.87 years	0.2089 years	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling, Slovakia or United Arab Emirates?: Slovakia, at 13.1 years against 12.99 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Slovakia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.11 years, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and United Arab Emirates?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Slovakia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?: Slovakia ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.