School life expectancy, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 213 countries
All-time high
8.77 years
in 2003
All-time low
0.7457 years
in 1973
Years of data
44
1973–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 8 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 8.77 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7457 years, in 1973.
That places United Arab Emirates 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7457 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.9212 years | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 1.17 years | +27.4% |
| 1976 | 1.7 years | +44.5% |
| 1977 | 1.93 years | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 2.15 years | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 2.37 years | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 2.69 years | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 3.02 years | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 3.39 years | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 3.52 years | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 3.87 years | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 4.08 years | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 4.22 years | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 3.77 years | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 3.89 years | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 4.03 years | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 4.25 years | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 4.41 years | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 4.62 years | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 4.86 years | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 5.13 years | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 4.79 years | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 4.65 years | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 4.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.58 years | +82.9% |
| 2001 | 8.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.77 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.18 years | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 7.58 years | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.26 years | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 5.44 years | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 5.23 years | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 5.19 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.31 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 5.27 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.96 years | +32.2% |
| 2019 | 6.94 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1 years | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 7.98 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.93 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.57 years | 0.7457 years | 2.37 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.64 years | 2.69 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6 years | 4.03 years | 5.13 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.15 years | 7.26 years | 8.77 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.76 years | 5.19 years | 6.96 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.99 years | 7.93 years | 8.1 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 16 New Zealand 8.17 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 8.03 years compare
- 18 Italy 8.02 years compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 7.9 years compare
- 21 Austria 7.89 years compare
- 22 Czechia 7.86 years compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in United Arab Emirates was 8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7457 years in 1973.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release