Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 36.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
3rd
of 124 countries
All-time high
36.5%
in 2024
All-time low
30.2%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in United Arab Emirates, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in United Arab Emirates stood at 36.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 3rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30.2% | — |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.2% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 33.1% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 1 Burkina Faso 61.4% compare
- 2 Tunisia 37.9% compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 35.9% compare
- 5 Germany 35.8% compare
- 6 Singapore 35.6% compare
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 science, technology, engineering and in United Arab Emirates?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in United Arab Emirates was 36.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release