Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level was 55.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 55.0% for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in United Arab Emirates peaked at 55.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2011.
United Arab Emirates ranks 41st of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42.5% | — |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.4% | 42.5% | 50.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 51.0% | 55.0% | 2 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 39,735 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in United Arab Emirates was 55.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2011.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 41st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).