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 0.3593 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3593 GPIA
Change on year
down 45.9%
World rank
143rd
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.7008 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.3593 GPIA
in 2024
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates is 0.3593 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.9% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 143rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.6851 GPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.7008 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6662 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6639 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3593 GPIA | -45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6851 GPIA | 0.6851 GPIA | 0.6851 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.5975 GPIA | 0.3593 GPIA | 0.7008 GPIA | 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 0.3593 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 0.7008 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3593 GPIA in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 143rd out of 160 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 down 47.6%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational 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