Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 56.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates is 56.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 1st out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | 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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates was 56.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release