Inequality in education in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Inequality in education was 0.0931 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in United Arab Emirates, 2016–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in education in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0931. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.0% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 108th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1382 | 0.0991 | 0.1824 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0958 | 0.0931 | 0.0991 | 4 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 39,735 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in United Arab Emirates?
- Inequality in education in United Arab Emirates was 0.0931 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1824 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0931 in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for inequality in education?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 108th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.