Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 99.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 99.88 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.93, in 1986.
That places United Arab Emirates 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 85.17 | — |
| 1979 | 83.9 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 82.64 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 79.8 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 86.1 | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 80.52 | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 79.71 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 78.28 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 77.93 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 87.61 | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 89.43 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 93.17 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 96.87 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 97.78 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 94.55 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 93.33 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 92.77 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 94.2 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 92.15 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 91.58 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 98.38 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 86.8 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 98.85 | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 99.81 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.76 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.64 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.76 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.88 | +0.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 99.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.37, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 99.88 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.16, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.54 | 83.9 | 85.17 | 2 |
| 1980s | 83.52 | 77.93 | 93.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.62 | 91.58 | 98.38 | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.8 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.33 | 98.85 | 99.81 | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.76 | 99.64 | 99.88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 2 France 99.97 compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 99.97 compare
- 4 Australia 99.9 compare
- 6 Switzerland 99.87 compare
- 7 United Kingdom 99.73 compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 99.72 compare
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 100 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 125,307 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates was 99.88 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.93 in 1986.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.