Lower secondary completion rate, male in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 100.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in United Arab Emirates, 1974–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,776 (2024)
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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About this data
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.