School age population, secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School age population, secondary education, female was 278,621 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
278,621 number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
113th
of 205 countries
All-time high
278,621 number
in 2020
All-time low
8,465 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 278,621 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 278,621 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,465 number, in 1970.
United Arab Emirates ranks 113th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,465 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,909 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 10,468 number | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 12,101 number | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 13,868 number | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 15,792 number | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 17,923 number | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 21,539 number | +20.2% |
| 1978 | 24,203 number | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 26,105 number | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 27,551 number | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 29,080 number | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 33,402 number | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 36,801 number | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 39,570 number | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 42,214 number | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 45,407 number | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 53,260 number | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 60,462 number | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 66,617 number | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 71,907 number | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 76,532 number | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 81,305 number | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 85,821 number | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 90,516 number | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 95,732 number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 101,710 number | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 108,335 number | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 113,353 number | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 117,717 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 122,897 number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 130,366 number | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 140,156 number | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 170,572 number | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 172,489 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 174,533 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 178,231 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 189,707 number | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 198,410 number | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 205,243 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 211,258 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 217,787 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 226,663 number | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 230,205 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 230,048 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 229,064 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 229,955 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 245,572 number | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 258,361 number | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 268,926 number | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 278,621 number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,937 number | 8,465 number | 26,105 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,436 number | 27,551 number | 66,617 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,293 number | 71,907 number | 117,717 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 168,260 number | 122,897 number | 205,243 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 234,784 number | 211,258 number | 268,926 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 278,621 number | 278,621 number | 278,621 number | 1 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 182,083 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates?
- School age population, secondary education, female in United Arab Emirates was 278,621 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 278,621 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,465 number in 1970.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 113th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.