Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 8.88 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 8.88 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in United Arab Emirates peaked at 8.88 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.37, in 1960.
United Arab Emirates ranks 64th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.37 | — |
| 1965 | 1.85 | +35.0% |
| 1970 | 2.39 | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 2.96 | +23.8% |
| 1980 | 3.59 | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 4.47 | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 5.63 | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 7.09 | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 8.29 | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 8.79 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 8.88 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 | 1.37 | 1.85 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.67 | 2.39 | 2.96 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.03 | 3.59 | 4.47 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.36 | 5.63 | 7.09 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.54 | 8.29 | 8.79 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.88 | 8.88 | 8.88 | 1 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in United Arab Emirates?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in United Arab Emirates was 8.88 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 8.88 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 in 1960.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 64th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.