Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 56.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 56.8% for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43.7% | — |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.6% | 43.7% | 47.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 48.7% | 56.8% | 4 |
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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 educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in United Arab Emirates?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in United Arab Emirates was 56.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.