School age population, early childhood educational development in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School age population, early childhood educational development was 239,745 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in United Arab Emirates, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in United Arab Emirates is 239,745, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in United Arab Emirates peaked at 450,295 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 233,920, in 2022.
That places United Arab Emirates 54th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 326,413 | — |
| 2014 | 336,304 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 353,989 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 376,069 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 435,099 | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 443,992 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 447,282 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 450,295 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 437,322 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 233,920 | -46.5% |
| 2023 | 242,504 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 252,825 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 239,745 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 388,450 | 326,413 | 447,282 | 7 |
| 2020s | 309,435 | 233,920 | 450,295 | 6 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in United Arab Emirates?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in United Arab Emirates was 239,745 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 450,295 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,920 in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 54th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release