Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 57.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in United Arab Emirates, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 57.0% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in United Arab Emirates peaked at 59.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1975.
That places United Arab Emirates 6th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.0% | — |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +275.5% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +92.5% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 43.5% | 55.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.2% | 59.0% | 4 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 30,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,204 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 182,083 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in United Arab Emirates?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in United Arab Emirates was 57.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1975.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 6th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.