School life expectancy, secondary, male in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 8.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.32 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
11th
of 213 countries
All-time high
8.46 years
in 2022
All-time low
0.8892 years
in 1974
Years of data
44
1973–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in United Arab Emirates stood at 8.32 years.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in United Arab Emirates peaked at 8.46 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8892 years, in 1974.
That places United Arab Emirates 11th 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, male in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.04 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.8892 years | -14.5% |
| 1975 | 1.13 years | +27.2% |
| 1976 | 1.84 years | +62.5% |
| 1977 | 1.88 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.93 years | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.27 years | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 2.56 years | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 3.07 years | +19.7% |
| 1982 | 3.19 years | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 3.34 years | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 3.53 years | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 3.64 years | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 3.73 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.92 years | -21.6% |
| 1988 | 2.68 years | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 2.66 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.78 years | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 3.05 years | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 3.3 years | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 3.62 years | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 3.99 years | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 4.28 years | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 3.53 years | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 3.19 years | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 3.1 years | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.15 years | +98.3% |
| 2001 | 6.69 years | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 7.42 years | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 7.06 years | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 6.79 years | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 6.62 years | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.21 years | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 5.35 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.48 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.7 years | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.92 years | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 7.18 years | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 7.15 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.77 years | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 8.46 years | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 8.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.22 years | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 8.32 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.57 years | 0.8892 years | 2.27 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.13 years | 2.56 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.43 years | 2.78 years | 4.28 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.79 years | 6.15 years | 7.42 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 5.21 years | 7.18 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.24 years | 7.77 years | 8.46 years | 5 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in United Arab Emirates was 8.32 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 8.46 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8892 years in 1974.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 11th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release