Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.21 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.21
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
210th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.53
in 1968
All-time low
1.15
in 2022
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.21 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United Arab Emirates peaked at 6.53 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 2022.
That places United Arab Emirates 210th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.5 | — |
| 1951 | 6.5 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.5 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 6.5 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.49 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.49 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.48 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 6.5 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.5 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 6.49 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 6.49 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 6.5 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.49 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.51 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 6.53 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 6.52 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 6.52 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 6.52 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.5 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.46 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.41 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 6.35 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 6.29 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 6.22 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 6.15 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 6.06 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 5.95 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 5.81 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 5.66 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 5.48 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 5.3 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 5.12 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 5 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 4.88 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.77 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 4.65 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 4.51 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.25 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 4.09 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.82 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 3.76 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.28 | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 3.06 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 2.83 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 2.77 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.79 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.73 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.62 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.54 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.49 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.38 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.23 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.96 | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 1.79 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.52 | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 1.58 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.56 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.54 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.53 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.53 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.48 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.42 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.37 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.35 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.29 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.25 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.29 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.16 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 1.15 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.21 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 | 6.48 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.5 | 6.49 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.35 | 6.06 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.26 | 4.65 | 5.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.51 | 2.77 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 | 1.52 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.25 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 1.15 | 1.29 | 5 |
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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 fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United Arab Emirates?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in United Arab Emirates was 1.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 in 1968.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 210th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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