Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 50.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.3%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
1st
of 112 countries
All-time high
50.5%
in 2022
All-time low
45.9%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 50.3% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 48.6% | — |
| 2018 | 48.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.5% | 45.9% | 48.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 46.1% | 50.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 2 Switzerland 46.1% compare
- 3 Luxembourg 43.1% compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 41.6% compare
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 50.3% 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 50.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 112 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 3.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release