United Arab Emirates vs Upper middle income: Progression to secondary school

United Arab Emirates
99.9%
in 2013
Upper middle income
97.6%
in 2017
United Arab Emirates rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
8th

Progression to secondary school over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Upper middle income
020406080100197319952017

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 99.9% against 97.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1988 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 167 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 99.1% 74.3% 24.8% United Arab Emirates
1990s 97.7% 84.4% 13.4% United Arab Emirates
2000s 98.9% 94.0% 4.9% United Arab Emirates
2010s 98.4% 96.7% 1.7% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, United Arab Emirates or Upper middle income?
United Arab Emirates, at 99.9% against 97.6% in Upper middle income as of 2013.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income?
2.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2013.
How do United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income rank globally for progression to secondary school?
United Arab Emirates ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).