Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 15.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in United Arab Emirates is 15.6 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in United Arab Emirates peaked at 15.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.68 years, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 53rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.68 years | — |
| 1991 | 10.06 years | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 10.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 10.29 years | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 10.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 10.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 10.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 10.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.02 years | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 11.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.6 years | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 12.54 years | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 13.49 years | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 13.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.21 years | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 14.91 years | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 15.6 years | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2 years | 9.68 years | 10.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.35 years | 10.33 years | 10.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.27 years | 10.38 years | 13.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.56 years | 13.52 years | 15.6 years | 4 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,776 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0266 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 293,701 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 39,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in United Arab Emirates?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in United Arab Emirates was 15.6 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.68 years in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.