Which has higher primary education, pupils, Greece or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 586,477 against 578,574 in Greece as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Greece and United Arab Emirates?

7,903, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs United Arab Emirates: Primary education, pupils

Greece

578,574

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

586,477

in 2024

Greece rank

105th

United Arab Emirates rank

103rd

Primary education, pupils over time

Greece
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 586,477 against 578,574 in Greece, a difference of 7,903.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 105th and United Arab Emirates ranks 103rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	922,385	45,136	877,248	Greece
1980s	883,519	134,839	748,680	Greece
1990s	723,798	248,203	475,595	Greece
2000s	647,604	268,178	379,426	Greece
2010s	639,568	648,860	9,291	United Arab Emirates
2020s	600,798	534,970	65,827	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Greece or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 586,477 against 578,574 in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Greece and United Arab Emirates?: 7,903, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Arab Emirates?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Greece and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Greece ranks 105th and United Arab Emirates ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.