Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 6.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in United Arab Emirates stood at 6.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 70th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6.6% | — |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +36.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -3.6% |
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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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in United Arab Emirates?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in United Arab Emirates was 6.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.