Official entrance age to lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 10 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
198th
of 215 countries
All-time high
12 years
in 1970
All-time low
10 years
in 2020
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 10 years for official entrance age to lower secondary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates peaked at 12 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 2020.
That places United Arab Emirates 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12 years | — |
| 1971 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11 years | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 years | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3 years | 11 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 198 Armenia 10 years compare
- 198 Austria 10 years compare
- 198 Azerbaijan 10 years compare
- 198 Belarus 10 years compare
- 198 Germany 10 years compare
- 198 Kazakhstan 10 years compare
- 198 Sri Lanka 10 years compare
- 198 Myanmar 10 years compare
- 198 Nepal 10 years compare
- 198 Oman 10 years compare
- 198 Pakistan 10 years compare
- 198 Palestine, State of 10 years compare
- 198 Somalia 10 years compare
- 198 Slovakia 10 years compare
- 198 Turkmenistan 10 years compare
- 198 Türkiye 10 years compare
- 198 Ukraine 10 years compare
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates was 10 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary education rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release