School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9716 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9716 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
168th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.8747 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
44
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates is 0.9716 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8747 GPIA, in 1973.
That places United Arab Emirates 168th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8747 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.9892 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.16 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.19 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.17 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.13 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9922 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9785 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9555 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9382 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9119 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9064 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9911 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9752 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9519 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9345 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9553 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9716 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.8747 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9922 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.951 GPIA | 0.9064 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.969 GPIA | 0.9345 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates was 0.9716 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8747 GPIA in 1973.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 168th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release