Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9643 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.9643 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9401 GPIA, in 2021.
United Arab Emirates ranks 88th of 133 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.9482 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9501 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9611 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9401 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9784 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9705 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9643 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9531 GPIA | 0.9482 GPIA | 0.9611 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9633 GPIA | 0.9401 GPIA | 0.9784 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 years (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 0.9643 GPIA 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 1.07 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9401 GPIA in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 88th out of 133 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 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release