United Arab Emirates's adult literacy rose from 53.5 % in 1975 to 98.8 % in 2024.
United Arab Emirates's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 96.0 % in 1984 to 108.0 % in 2024.
United Arab Emirates · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
United Arab Emirates's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 63.0 % in 1975 to 99.6 % in 2024.
United Arab Emirates's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 19.1 % in 1975 to 102.1 % in 2024.
United Arab Emirates's tertiary enrolment rose from 53.2 % in 2018 to 63.7 % in 2024.
United Arab Emirates's children out of school, primary fell from 20,686 in 1980 to 21.0 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −3.3 pts41st of 137
- Tertiary attainmentdown −0.1 pts8th of 73
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.9 pts36th of 74
- Expected years of schoolingup +0.7 yrs53rd of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.2 yrs74th of 145
- Learning povertydown −7.4 pts41st of 53
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- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts100th of 168*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +2.0 pts63rd of 163*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +3.8 %98th of 142*
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