Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
down 31.1%
World rank
31st
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2023
All-time low
0.5%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral 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 doctoral or equivalent in United Arab Emirates is 0.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 31st out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.5% | — |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +56.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 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 doctoral or equivalent in United Arab Emirates?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United Arab Emirates was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 31st out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release