Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United Arab Emirates, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United Arab Emirates is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.638 GPIA, in 2001.
United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6418 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6608 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.638 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.655 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6823 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.721 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7364 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7149 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +39.9% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 GPIA | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7446 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7847 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +100.0% | 1 GPIA | 2 GPIA |
| 2023 | -50.0% | 2 GPIA | 1 GPIA |
| 2018 | +39.9% | 0.7149 GPIA | 1 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6418 GPIA | 0.6418 GPIA | 0.6418 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6869 GPIA | 0.638 GPIA | 0.7364 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.2 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in United Arab Emirates was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.638 GPIA in 2001.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 18th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release