Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 13.4% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates, 2016β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 13.4% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in United Arab Emirates peaked at 15.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2017.
United Arab Emirates ranks 27th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.3% | 15.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 13.4% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (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 13.4% 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 15.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 27th out of 82 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 down 14.9%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release