Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United Arab Emirates, 2016–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.7% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in 2024.
The figure is down 27.4% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.
United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.5% | — |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -73.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +32.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 4 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United Arab Emirates?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in United Arab Emirates was 0.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (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 Doctoral or equivalent.