School enrollment, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School enrollment, secondary, female was 90.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates, 1980–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates stood at 90.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 90.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1980.
That places United Arab Emirates 46th out of 152 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
School enrollment, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.8% | — |
| 1994 | 71.7% | +94.6% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 71.7% | 75.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 85.9% | 90.3% | 2 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates was 90.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 46th out of 152 countries with data for 2017.
- 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, secondary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.