Secondary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Secondary education, teachers was 71.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates is 71.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates peaked at 74.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1979.
That places United Arab Emirates 35th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 41.4% | — |
| 1980 | 42.4% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 46.0% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 51.0% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 53.8% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 42.4% | 53.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 53.8% | 55.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 74.0% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 70.0% | 74.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 32 British Virgin Islands 71.8% compare
- 33 Syria 71.6% compare
- 34 Poland 71.5% compare
- 36 Philippines 71.5% compare
- 37 Croatia 71.3% compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 71.3% compare
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 463,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,466 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 367,651 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates?
- Secondary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates was 71.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1979.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for secondary education, teachers?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 35th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.