Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 97.0% 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 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Arab Emirates peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 57th of 134 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 | 73.2% | — |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 90.4% | 94.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.1% | 97.0% | 4 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 97.0% 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 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 57th out of 134 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 7.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release