School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates is 16.2 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 16.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.46 years, in 1979.
United Arab Emirates ranks 57th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 8.65 years | — |
| 1979 | 8.46 years | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 8.96 years | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 9.21 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 9.94 years | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 9.69 years | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 10.1 years | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 10.32 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 10.52 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 10.41 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 10.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 10.68 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 11.03 years | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 11.4 years | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 11.35 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 11.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.18 years | +33.0% |
| 2019 | 15.41 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 16.02 years | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 15.39 years | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 15.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.61 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2 years | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.55 years | 8.46 years | 8.65 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.04 years | 8.96 years | 10.68 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3 years | 11.03 years | 11.41 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.29 years | 15.18 years | 15.41 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.72 years | 15.39 years | 16.2 years | 5 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 30,531 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,204 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 182,083 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates was 16.2 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.46 years in 1979.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release