SDG: Small Island Developing States vs United Arab Emirates: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

SDG: Small Island Developing States
20.4%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
10.9%
in 2024
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
109th
United Arab Emirates rank
111th

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time

  • SDG: Small Island Developing States
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

SDG: Small Island Developing States currently reports 20.4% against 10.9% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 9.5%.

That makes SDG: Small Island Developing States's figure about 1.9 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, SDG: Small Island Developing States has been ahead every year.

SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 109th and United Arab Emirates ranks 111th of 221 groups.

SDG: Small Island Developing States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Small Island Developing States United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 15.9% 2.9% 13.0% SDG: Small Island Developing States
2010s 19.1% 2.4% 16.6% SDG: Small Island Developing States
2020s 20.7% 7.5% 13.2% SDG: Small Island Developing States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, SDG: Small Island Developing States or United Arab Emirates?
SDG: Small Island Developing States, at 20.4% against 10.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between SDG: Small Island Developing States and United Arab Emirates?
9.5%, with SDG: Small Island Developing States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Small Island Developing States and United Arab Emirates?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do SDG: Small Island Developing States and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 109th and United Arab Emirates ranks 111th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,250 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release