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 113 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
49.7%
in 2004
Years of data
11
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
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United Arab Emirates stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 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, 49.7%, in 2004.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.3% | — |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +99.3% |
| 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 | 59.3% | 59.3% | 59.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 49.7% | 68.9% | 4 |
| 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 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.74 % 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 49.7% in 2004.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 113 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release