Secondary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Secondary education, pupils was 46.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 46.7% for secondary education, pupils in 2017.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates peaked at 50.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1973.
That places United Arab Emirates 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 25.6% | — |
| 1974 | 35.8% | +39.7% |
| 1975 | 38.1% | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 37.1% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 38.9% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 42.3% | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 42.7% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 44.1% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 44.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 48.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 49.3% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 50.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.2% | 25.6% | 42.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 47.0% | 44.1% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 49.9% | 50.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 46.7% | 48.6% | 2 |
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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 secondary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates?
- Secondary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates was 46.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1973.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for secondary education, pupils?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.