School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.9 years
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
96th
of 213 countries
All-time high
2 years
in 2001
All-time low
0.4094 years
in 1975
Years of data
49
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates is 1.9 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4094 years, in 1975.
That places United Arab Emirates 96th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.418 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.4673 years | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4094 years | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6533 years | +59.6% |
| 1977 | 0.634 years | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6313 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5348 years | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6654 years | +24.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7487 years | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9671 years | +29.2% |
| 1983 | 1.08 years | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9737 years | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.969 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1 years | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.01 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.06 years | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 1.13 years | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 1.16 years | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.12 years | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.14 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.19 years | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.27 years | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.28 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.28 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.27 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.36 years | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.44 years | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.94 years | +34.5% |
| 2001 | 2 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.97 years | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.96 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.91 years | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.84 years | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.73 years | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.64 years | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.67 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.69 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.67 years | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.72 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9 years | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 1.67 years | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 1.77 years | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.74 years | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.88 years | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.84 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.99 years | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 1.94 years | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.9 years | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5355 years | 0.4094 years | 0.6533 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9617 years | 0.6654 years | 1.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 years | 1.12 years | 1.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 years | 1.64 years | 2 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.73 years | 1.67 years | 1.9 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.91 years | 1.84 years | 1.99 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates was 1.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4094 years in 1975.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 96th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release