Primary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Primary education, teachers was 76.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates is 76.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates peaked at 84.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 1973.
That places United Arab Emirates 104th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 43.6% | — |
| 1974 | 46.9% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 48.4% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 54.4% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 55.6% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 53.9% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 55.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 63.2% | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 64.2% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 65.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 67.8% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 73.4% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 79.9% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.0% | 43.6% | 52.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 53.5% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 64.2% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 73.0% | 84.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 76.3% | 76.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 71.2% | 76.8% | 5 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates?
- Primary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates was 76.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 1973.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for primary education, teachers?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 104th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.