Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 71.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates is 71.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 74.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1979.
That places United Arab Emirates 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 41.4% | — |
| 1980 | 42.4% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 46.0% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 51.0% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 53.8% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | +2.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 71.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.4%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 71.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.4%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in 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 | +33.4% | 55.5% | 74.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 42.4% | 53.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 53.8% | 55.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 74.0% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 70.0% | 74.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 32 British Virgin Islands 71.8% compare
- 33 Syrian Arab Republic 71.6% compare
- 34 Poland 71.5% compare
- 36 Philippines 71.5% compare
- 37 Croatia 71.3% compare
- 38 Anguilla 71.3% compare
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 secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in United Arab Emirates was 71.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1979.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release