Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in United Arab Emirates stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 1986.
United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 85.2% | — |
| 1980 | 82.6% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 79.8% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 86.1% | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 80.5% | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 79.7% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 78.3% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 77.9% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 87.6% | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 89.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 93.2% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 96.9% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 94.6% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 93.3% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 92.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 92.1% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 98.4% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 83.5% | 77.9% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 91.6% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 86.8% | 86.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 2 France 100.0% compare
- 2 Tokelau 34.1% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 100.0% compare
- 4 Australia 99.9% compare
- 6 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 7 United Kingdom 99.7% compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 99.7% compare
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 39,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 430,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 463,999 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,466 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in United Arab Emirates?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in United Arab Emirates was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 1986.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 5th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release