Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 99.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in United Arab Emirates, 1980–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in United Arab Emirates is 99.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1980.
That places United Arab Emirates 15th out of 161 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 70.0% | — |
| 1981 | 77.3% | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 80.4% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 72.3% | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 78.1% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 91.8% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 90.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 85.6% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.6% | 70.0% | 80.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 81.6% | 91.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 12 Netherlands 99.5% compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 99.5% compare
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 99.3% compare
- 16 Greece 99.0% compare
- 17 Norway 99.0% compare
- 18 Denmark 98.9% compare
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,776 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in United Arab Emirates?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in United Arab Emirates was 99.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 15th out of 161 countries with data for 2021.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release