Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
35th
of 77 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8366 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017β2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates, 2017β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 35th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8662 GPIA | 0.8366 GPIA | 0.914 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (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 1.03 GPIA 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 1.06 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8366 GPIA in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 35th out of 77 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 22.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent 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