Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 12.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 12.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in United Arab Emirates peaked at 15.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1960.
United Arab Emirates ranks 76th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.8% | — |
| 1965 | 6.4% | +68.4% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | +49.2% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -43.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +38.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 12.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 12.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 7.8% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.1% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 8.7% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 73 Zambia 12.5% compare
- 74 India 12.4% compare
- 75 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.3% compare
- 77 Iraq 11.7% compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 11.5% compare
- 79 Macau, China 11.5% 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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in United Arab Emirates?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in United Arab Emirates was 12.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1960.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary