Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Arab Emirates, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7573 GPIA, in 1975.
That places United Arab Emirates 32nd out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7573 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 1.15 GPIA | +52.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9383 GPIA | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9258 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9579 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9522 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9588 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7573 GPIA | 0.7573 GPIA | 0.7573 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9407 GPIA | 0.9258 GPIA | 0.9579 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9694 GPIA | 0.9522 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Arab Emirates?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Arab Emirates was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7573 GPIA in 1975.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 lower secondary 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