Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
down 31.1%
World rank
83rd
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2011
Years of data
5
2011–2017
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 0.7%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 31.1% on the previous year and up 561.3% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 83rd of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +487.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +56.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -31.1% |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 80 Saudi Arabia 1.1% compare
- 81 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
- 82 Lebanon 0.7%
- 84 Morocco 0.7% compare
- 85 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
- 86 South Africa 0.5%
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 30,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,204 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 182,083 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.7% 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 1.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 83rd out of 101 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 561.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.