Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.1 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2020.
United Arab Emirates ranks 70th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1 GPIA | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates was 1.1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release