Share of the population with lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 87.3% for share of the population with lower secondary education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates peaked at 87.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1975.
United Arab Emirates ranks 51st of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.7% | — |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +176.6% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 62.7% | 62.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 70.7% | 84.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 84.4% | 87.7% | 4 |
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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 the population with lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in United Arab Emirates was 87.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1975.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 51st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.