Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 79.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Arab Emirates is 79.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Arab Emirates peaked at 79.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 59.9% | — |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 64.6% | 71.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 72.5% | 79.2% | 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 upper secondary education or in United Arab Emirates?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Arab Emirates was 79.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 31st out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release