Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 41.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.4%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
25th
of 122 countries
All-time high
41.4%
in 2024
All-time low
35.5%
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
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in United Arab Emirates is 41.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 25th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 35.5% | — |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.6% | 35.5% | 35.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 35.7% | 41.4% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in United Arab Emirates?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in United Arab Emirates was 41.4% 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 41.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 25th out of 122 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 16.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release