Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male was 13.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.2%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
27th
of 81 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2024
All-time low
8.9%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates stood at 13.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 27th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +6.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 13.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 13.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.3%, 2.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.3% | 13.2% | 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 master's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates was 13.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 27th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release