Preprimary education, duration in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2013
All-time low
4 years
in 2022
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Preprimary education, duration in United Arab Emirates, 2013–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in United Arab Emirates is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in United Arab Emirates peaked at 6 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 2022.
United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Preprimary education, duration in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 years | — |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 6 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 years, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 6 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2 years, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.67 years | 4 years | 6 years | 6 |
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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 preprimary education, duration in United Arab Emirates?
- Preprimary education, duration in United Arab Emirates was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for preprimary education, duration?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.