Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 89.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in United Arab Emirates, 1974–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in United Arab Emirates is 89.2%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in United Arab Emirates peaked at 108.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1979.
United Arab Emirates ranks 170th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 94.6% | — |
| 1975 | 91.3% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 82.9% | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 79.5% | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 74.5% | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 63.3% | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 66.4% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 96.1% | +44.0% |
| 1983 | 92.4% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 98.4% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 100.5% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 99.8% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 103.1% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 105.4% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 106.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 108.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 103.3% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 101.6% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 103.9% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 98.7% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 92.5% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 88.7% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 106.4% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 104.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 100.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 104.7% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -8.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 89.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 89% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 89.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 102.5%, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +44.0% | 66.8% | 96.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.0% | 63.3% | 94.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 93.6% | 66.4% | 106.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 88.7% | 108.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 106.4% | 106.4% | 106.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 89.2% | 104.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in United Arab Emirates?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in United Arab Emirates was 89.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 108.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1979.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.