Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 100.0% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 1978.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 66.9% | — |
| 1980 | 70.6% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 77.3% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 80.2% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 84.6% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 93.3% | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 89.5% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 76.3% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +37.7% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.9% | 66.9% | 66.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 70.6% | 70.6% | 70.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 71.6% | 93.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.6% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 96.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 1978.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release