Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 76.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 76.1% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 76.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2001.
United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 54.4% | — |
| 2000 | 56.4% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | +9.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 76.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 68.1%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 76.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.0%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +34.2% | 56.3% | 75.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 54.0% | 56.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 75.4% | 75.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 69.6% | 76.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates was 76.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2001.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 19th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release