Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates is 95.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.5% | — |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 82.9% | 93.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 92.7% | 95.7% | 4 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 primary 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