Primary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Primary education, pupils was 49.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 49.0% for primary education, pupils in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates peaked at 49.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1971.
That places United Arab Emirates 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 37.7% | — |
| 1972 | 38.3% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 40.9% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 42.8% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 45.4% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 46.6% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 47.1% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 48.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.3% | 37.7% | 47.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 47.6% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 47.9% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 47.9% | 48.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.1% | 49.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 39,735 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates?
- Primary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates was 49.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1971.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for primary education, pupils?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.