Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in United Arab Emirates, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.0% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places United Arab Emirates 179th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 0.1% | 9.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 5 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 39,735 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in United Arab Emirates was 0.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 179th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.