Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
4th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in United Arab Emirates is 0.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.6% | — |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.8% 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 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 4th out of 120 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 24.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release