Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates is 19.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.0% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 14th out of 98 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14.8% | — |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +37.0% |
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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 in United Arab Emirates?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates was 19.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2015.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 14th out of 98 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.