School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 94.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary 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 94.2% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1975.
That places United Arab Emirates 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 21.7% | — |
| 1974 | 25.5% | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 21.5% | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 32.4% | +50.6% |
| 1977 | 31.0% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 30.6% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 25.9% | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 32.3% | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 36.8% | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 47.7% | +29.7% |
| 1983 | 54.4% | +13.9% |
| 1984 | 49.9% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 54.2% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 57.4% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 54.5% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 57.2% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 60.3% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 60.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 61.2% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 78.2% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | -4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +50.6% | 21.5% | 32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.9% | 21.5% | 32.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 32.3% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 54.5% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 59.9% | 85.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 80.6% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.88 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 100 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in United Arab Emirates?
- School enrollment, preprimary in United Arab Emirates was 94.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1975.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 (% 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.