Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 1.1 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.1 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.16 modelled data
in 2020
All-time low
0.7292 modelled data
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Arab Emirates is 1.1 modelled data, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.16 modelled data in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7292 modelled data, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 44th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7292 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8548 modelled data | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9398 modelled data | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 1.02 modelled data | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.07 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.16 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.8% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1.1 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1.1 modelled data is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9587 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 modelled data | 0.7292 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Arab Emirates?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Arab Emirates was 1.1 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 modelled data in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7292 modelled data in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release