SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
94.4%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
97.5%
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
78th
United Arab Emirates rank
76th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 97.5% against 94.4% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 3.1%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 78th and United Arab Emirates ranks 76th of 221 groups.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.2% | 97.7% | 5.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 92.4% | 100.0% | 7.6% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 100.0% | 6.7% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 99.2% | 4.8% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 97.7% | 3.3% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 97.5% against 94.4% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 3.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 78th and United Arab Emirates ranks 76th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release