Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female 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 … Doctoral female 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% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.88 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 100 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 125,307 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (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