Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United Arab Emirates, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.4% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.
That places United Arab Emirates 32nd out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.5% | — |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -73.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +32.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -27.4% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 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 0.7% 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 2.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd out of 67 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 down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release