School life expectancy, primary, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.31 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in United Arab Emirates, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in United Arab Emirates stood at 4.31 years.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 7.1 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6 years, in 1971.
United Arab Emirates ranks 178th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.15 years | 3.6 years | 6.45 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.97 years | 5.7 years | 6.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.35 years | 6.19 years | 6.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 years | 4.37 years | 7.1 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.31 years | 3.81 years | 5.35 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.23 years | 4.12 years | 4.36 years | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in United Arab Emirates was 4.31 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 years in 1971.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 178th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release