School enrollment, preprimary, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 94.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 94.3% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 98.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1973.
That places United Arab Emirates 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 20.6% | — |
| 1976 | 33.9% | +64.3% |
| 1977 | 30.4% | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 29.1% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 24.5% | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 30.7% | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | +36.2% |
| 1983 | 52.5% | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 47.7% | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 46.6% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 48.7% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 50.2% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 52.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 55.1% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 53.8% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 54.6% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 56.1% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 58.8% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 58.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 56.2% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 57.6% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.7% | 20.6% | 33.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 30.7% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.2% | 53.8% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 59.3% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 80.4% | 98.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
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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 school enrollment, preprimary, female in United Arab Emirates?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in United Arab Emirates was 94.3% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1973.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.