Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 100 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.02, in 1981.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 79.49 | — |
| 1979 | 77.94 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 76.39 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 73.02 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 80.25 | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 76.08 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 75.15 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 73.5 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 73.16 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 82.04 | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 84.28 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 88.43 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 92.39 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 93.93 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 92.04 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 89.74 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 89.03 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 90.52 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 88.01 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 85.11 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 90 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 92.16 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 98.65 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 94.76 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 95.14 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.31 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 92.51 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.84 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.37 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.09 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 99.79 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.88 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.7 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.82 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.42, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.71 | 77.94 | 79.49 | 2 |
| 1980s | 78.23 | 73.02 | 88.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.29 | 85.11 | 93.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.94 | 91.84 | 98.65 | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.44 | 99.09 | 99.79 | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.88 | 99.7 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.88 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates was 100 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.02 in 1981.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.