Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.0%
Change on year
up 39.1%
World rank
80th
of 122 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2022
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of up 39.1% on the previous year and up 138.1% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 80th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.8% | — |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -40.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +230.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +48.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -43.9% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 5 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 463,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,466 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 367,651 (2024)
- 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)
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 2.0% in 2024, 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 2.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 80th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release