School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.34 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates is 14.34 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14.34 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.92 years, in 1979.
United Arab Emirates ranks 70th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 8.01 years | — |
| 1979 | 7.92 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 8.47 years | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 9.01 years | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 9.39 years | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 9.2 years | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 9.54 years | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 9.73 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 9.89 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 9.84 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 9.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 10.07 years | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 10.47 years | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 10.82 years | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 10.66 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 10.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.42 years | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 14.34 years | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.97 years | 7.92 years | 8.01 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.5 years | 8.47 years | 10.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.66 years | 10.47 years | 10.82 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.88 years | 13.42 years | 14.34 years | 2 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates was 14.34 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 14.34 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.92 years in 1979.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.