Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 12.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 12.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in United Arab Emirates peaked at 20.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 94th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.6% | — |
| 1965 | 20.2% | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 20.6% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 18.6% | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +47.1% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 12.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 12.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.6%, 64% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 18.6% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 13.7% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.3% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in United Arab Emirates?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in United Arab Emirates was 12.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)