Lower secondary completion rate, male in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 100.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
100.7%
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
17th
of 187 countries
All-time high
128.4%
in 2002
All-time low
13.7%
in 1974
Years of data
33
1974–2023

Lower secondary completion rate, male in United Arab Emirates, 1974–2023

2550751001251974199820231974: 13.7 % of relevant age group1975: 14.2 % of relevant age group1976: 23.4 % of relevant age group1977: 26.2 % of relevant age group1978: 27.4 % of relevant age group1980: 35.6 % of relevant age group1982: 54.3 % of relevant age group1983: 56.6 % of relevant age group1984: 58.2 % of relevant age group1985: 62.4 % of relevant age group1986: 58.6 % of relevant age group1987: 46.1 % of relevant age group1988: 44 % of relevant age group1989: 46.1 % of relevant age group1990: 47.6 % of relevant age group1991: 51.5 % of relevant age group1992: 54.9 % of relevant age group1993: 60.3 % of relevant age group1994: 69.7 % of relevant age group1995: 72.5 % of relevant age group1997: 58.8 % of relevant age group2000: 113.1 % of relevant age group2001: 125.4 % of relevant age group2002: 128.4 % of relevant age group2003: 120.9 % of relevant age group2004: 114.6 % of relevant age group2005: 108.5 % of relevant age group2006: 102.9 % of relevant age group2018: 102.5 % of relevant age group2019: 105.6 % of relevant age group2020: 100.7 % of relevant age group2022: 111.2 % of relevant age group2023: 100.7 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, male in United Arab Emirates stood at 100.7%.

That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in United Arab Emirates peaked at 128.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1974.

United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Lower secondary completion rate, male in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in United Arab Emirates, 1974 to 2023.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1974 13.7%
1975 14.2% +3.9%
1976 23.4% +65.1%
1977 26.2% +12.1%
1978 27.4% +4.4%
1980 35.6% +29.8%
1982 54.3% +52.6%
1983 56.6% +4.2%
1984 58.2% +2.8%
1985 62.4% +7.2%
1986 58.6% -6.0%
1987 46.1% -21.3%
1988 44.0% -4.5%
1989 46.1% +4.7%
1990 47.6% +3.4%
1991 51.5% +8.1%
1992 54.9% +6.7%
1993 60.3% +9.8%
1994 69.7% +15.6%
1995 72.5% +4.1%
1997 58.8% -19.0%
2000 113.1% +92.5%
2001 125.4% +10.9%
2002 128.4% +2.4%
2003 120.9% -5.9%
2004 114.6% -5.2%
2005 108.5% -5.3%
2006 102.9% -5.2%
2018 102.5% -0.3%
2019 105.6% +3.0%
2020 100.7% -4.6%
2022 111.2% +10.4%
2023 100.7% -9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21.0% 13.7% 27.4% 5
1980s 51.3% 35.6% 62.4% 9
1990s 59.3% 47.6% 72.5% 7
2000s 116.3% 102.9% 128.4% 7
2010s 104.1% 102.5% 105.6% 2
2020s 104.2% 100.7% 111.2% 3

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 14 Singapore 102.1% compare
  2. 15 China 101.6% compare
  3. 16 Belarus 101.2% compare
  4. 18 Antigua and Barbuda 100.5% compare
  5. 19 Indonesia 100.4% compare
  6. 20 Ireland 100.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary completion rate, male in United Arab Emirates?
Lower secondary completion rate, male in United Arab Emirates was 100.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 128.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1974.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
United Arab Emirates ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,457 data points, 1970–2025
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Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.