Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates stood at 99.6%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1978.
That places United Arab Emirates 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 29.7% | — |
| 1980 | 38.7% | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +100.8% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 48.3% | 48.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.1% | 98.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.2% | 99.8% | 5 |
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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1978.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release