Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 98.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2017, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in United Arab Emirates stood at 98.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 1985.
That places United Arab Emirates 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 79.7% | — |
| 1980 | 76.2% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 73.2% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 78.2% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 73.7% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 73.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 73.1% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 84.9% | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 88.2% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 93.0% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 96.9% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 90.4% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 88.4% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 82.5% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.7% | 79.7% | 79.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 73.1% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 82.5% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 93.2% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 35 Tunisia 98.8% compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 98.8% compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 98.8% compare
- 39 Mongolia 98.7% compare
- 40 Finland 98.7% compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 98.7% compare
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 125,307 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in United Arab Emirates?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in United Arab Emirates was 98.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 1985.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.