Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes was 99.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 1973.
That places United Arab Emirates 27th out of 180 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 74.8% | — |
| 1974 | 88.8% | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 98.5% | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 96.9% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 99.1% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 92.8% | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 87.2% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 94.1% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 90.9% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 94.3% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 97.3% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 96.7% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 84.8% | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 91.6% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 98.5% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 85.7% | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 94.6% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 93.8% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +6.7% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 99.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.5%, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 99.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.4% | 74.8% | 98.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 94.2% | 87.2% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 92.8% | 84.8% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 94.7% | 98.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 88.5% | 99.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in United Arab Emirates was 99.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 1973.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 27th out of 180 countries with data for 2014.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.