Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.11 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
42nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8988 GPIA
in 2017
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates stood at 1.11 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.8988 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.9413 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9597 GPIA | 0.8988 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 39 Kazakhstan 1.14 GPIA compare
- 40 Serbia 1.13 GPIA compare
- 41 North Macedonia 1.12 GPIA compare
- 43 Ireland 1.11 GPIA compare
- 44 Costa Rica 1.11 GPIA compare
- 45 Belgium 1.1 GPIA 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 1.11 GPIA 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 1.12 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8988 GPIA in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd out of 108 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 24.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release