Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 58.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
58.6%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
94th
of 122 countries
All-time high
64.5%
in 2018
All-time low
58.6%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in United Arab Emirates, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in United Arab Emirates stood at 58.6%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 94th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 64.5% | — |
| 2019 | 64.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.4% | 64.3% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 58.6% | 64.3% | 5 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 39,735 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in United Arab Emirates?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in United Arab Emirates was 58.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 94th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release