Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 86 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
49.2%
in 2005
Years of data
12
1999–2023
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United Arab Emirates, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United Arab Emirates is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.5% | — |
| 2000 | 51.4% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +103.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 49.2% | 53.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 463,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,466 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 367,651 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 30,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,204 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United Arab Emirates was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release