School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.04 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.9937 GPIA, in 2023.
United Arab Emirates ranks 96th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.19 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.22 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9937 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 1.1 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in United Arab Emirates was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9937 GPIA in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release