Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in United Arab Emirates, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 87.3% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in United Arab Emirates peaked at 87.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1975.
United Arab Emirates ranks 48th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18.2% | — |
| 2005 | 70.9% | +289.7% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 76.1% | 82.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 82.0% | 87.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in United Arab Emirates?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in United Arab Emirates was 87.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1975.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 48th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 completed lower secondary, 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 lower secondary education.