School enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School enrollment, secondary was 102.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 102.1% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates peaked at 103.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1971.
That places United Arab Emirates 52nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.8% | — |
| 1972 | 15.0% | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 19.1% | +27.4% |
| 1976 | 29.7% | +55.4% |
| 1977 | 31.7% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 33.6% | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 38.6% | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 45.0% | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 51.0% | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 54.9% | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 57.8% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 61.4% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 63.9% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 65.9% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 55.8% | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 52.7% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 54.9% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 67.8% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 78.7% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 68.0% | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 62.6% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 102.2% | +63.1% |
| 2019 | 101.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 103.2% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 102.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 101.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 102.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5% | 12.8% | 38.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 56.1% | 45.0% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.0% | 54.9% | 78.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 102.0% | 101.7% | 102.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 101.8% | 99.2% | 103.2% | 5 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates?
- School enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates was 102.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 103.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1971.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 52nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% 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. 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.