Lower secondary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 104.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates, 1974–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates is 104.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates peaked at 123.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1974.
That places United Arab Emirates 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 13.2% | — |
| 1975 | 14.9% | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 23.1% | +55.1% |
| 1977 | 27.3% | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 29.9% | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 56.8% | +62.5% |
| 1983 | 60.5% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 62.6% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 66.5% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 64.0% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 54.2% | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 51.6% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 55.0% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 57.1% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 59.7% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 63.5% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 66.8% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 79.8% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 67.6% | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 117.3% | +73.7% |
| 2001 | 123.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 122.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 113.5% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 108.8% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 101.0% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 104.9% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 103.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 103.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 108.7% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 104.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.7% | 13.2% | 29.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 34.9% | 66.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 57.1% | 79.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 111.9% | 97.1% | 123.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 104.2% | 103.4% | 104.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 105.6% | 103.9% | 108.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 106.0% compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 105.0% compare
- 10 Albania 104.2% compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 104.1% compare
- 13 China 103.6% compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 103.5% compare
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 463,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,466 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 367,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 30,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,204 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates was 104.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 123.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1974.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, total (% 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.