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 5.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.6%
Change on year
down 43.7%
World rank
122nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
9.9%
in 2023
All-time low
2.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates stood at 5.6%.
The figure is down 43.7% on the previous year and up 181.7% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 122nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.0% | — |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +202.1% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 2.1% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 125,307 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 5.6% 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 9.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 122nd out of 168 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 181.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release