Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 55.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in United Arab Emirates is 55.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in United Arab Emirates peaked at 55.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2011.
That places United Arab Emirates 41st out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 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
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 41st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 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 math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. 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 (%).