Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 61.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United Arab Emirates is 61.8%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United Arab Emirates peaked at 62.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1960.
That places United Arab Emirates 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 20-24 with secondary in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.1% | — |
| 1965 | 21.6% | +43.0% |
| 1970 | 21.6% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 24.0% | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 36.0% | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 47.1% | +30.8% |
| 1990 | 55.4% | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4% | 15.1% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 21.6% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 36.0% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.7% | 55.4% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 49.9% | 62.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 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 20-24 with secondary in United Arab Emirates?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in United Arab Emirates was 61.8% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1960.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)