Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 14.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in United Arab Emirates stood at 14.8%.
That represents a change of down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in United Arab Emirates peaked at 18.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1960.
That places United Arab Emirates 73rd 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 30-34 with tertiary in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.5% | — |
| 1965 | 6.5% | +44.4% |
| 1970 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | +26.5% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | -26.6% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +63.3% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +34.3% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -9.8% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 14.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.9%, 40% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 14.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.8%, 88% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.5% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.4% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 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 30-34 with tertiary in United Arab Emirates?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in United Arab Emirates was 14.8% 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 30-34 with tertiary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1960.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)