Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.7482 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7482 GPIA
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
24th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7862 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.5364 GPIA
in 2022
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United Arab Emirates is 0.7482 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 24th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.5546 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.5521 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6743 GPIA | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6594 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5364 GPIA | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7862 GPIA | +46.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7482 GPIA | -4.8% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7482 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7482 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.497 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5937 GPIA | 0.5521 GPIA | 0.6743 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6826 GPIA | 0.5364 GPIA | 0.7862 GPIA | 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 0.7482 GPIA 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 0.7862 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5364 GPIA in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 24th 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 34.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release