Duration of compulsory education in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Duration of compulsory education was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in United Arab Emirates, 1999–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in United Arab Emirates stood at 12. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in United Arab Emirates peaked at 12 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1999.
United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 39,735 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in United Arab Emirates?
- Duration of compulsory education in United Arab Emirates was 12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2012.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1999.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for duration of compulsory education?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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