School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.29 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates is 1.29 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.85 GPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.18 GPIA, in 2018.
That places United Arab Emirates 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.49 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 1.52 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.55 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.55 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.56 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.51 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.48 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.58 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 1.54 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.61 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.69 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 1.77 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.8 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.81 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.85 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.79 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.18 GPIA | -34.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.38 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 1.25 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.28 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.18 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 1.29 GPIA | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5 GPIA | 1.49 GPIA | 1.52 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.58 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 1.77 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 GPIA | 1.79 GPIA | 1.85 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates was 1.29 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 GPIA in 1992.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release