School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9896 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9896 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
130th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
0.7756 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
50
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates is 0.9896 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7756 GPIA, in 2007.
United Arab Emirates ranks 130th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7975 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8124 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9077 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9808 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.954 GPIA | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8832 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8863 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8638 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8556 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8471 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8756 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7756 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.925 GPIA | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8969 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9273 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9275 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8877 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9299 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9809 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9673 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9278 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9349 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9896 GPIA | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9815 GPIA | 0.7975 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8677 GPIA | 0.7756 GPIA | 0.954 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9369 GPIA | 0.8877 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9667 GPIA | 0.9278 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates was 0.9896 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7756 GPIA in 2007.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release