Education in United Arab Emirates 1,953 indicators covering education for United Arab Emirates. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 2024 up 70.6% 53rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 2023 down 71.6% 152nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 2024 up 15.2% 78th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 125,307 2024 up 23.8% 76th Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 894,302 2024 up 31.5% 85th Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 2024 down 8.8% 103rd Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year 2024 up 214.2% 15th Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.2% 181st Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0534 units per person 2024 down 22.4% 176th Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 586,477 2024 down 8.8% 103rd Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.74 % change on previous year 2024 up 214.2% 15th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.2% 181st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0534 units per person 2024 down 22.4% 176th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,776 2024 down 9.6% 99th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 425.1% 24th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0266 units per person 2024 down 23.1% 173rd Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 293,701 2024 down 7.9% 105th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year 2024 up 134.0% 14th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0267 units per person 2024 down 21.7% 178th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 894,302 2024 up 31.5% 85th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.95 % change on previous year 2024 up 285.4% 64th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 39,735 2024 up 12.7% 95th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 4,045.2% 35th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 430,303 2024 up 30.4% 85th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year 2024 down 7.3% 107th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 463,999 2024 up 32.4% 82nd Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,074.5% 28th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,466 2024 up 19.4% 79th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.05 % change on previous year 2024 up 171.7% 102nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 367,651 2024 up 33.5% 64th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.15 % change on previous year 2024 up 266.9% 40th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 30,531 2024 up 13.3% 86th Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,204 2024 up 10.8% 93rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,568 2024 up 49.7% 66th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.66 % change on previous year 2024 down 11.0% 46th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 182,083 2024 up 20.2% 64th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.65 % change on previous year 2024 up 387.5% 33rd Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2024 down 0.5% 101st Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 39,735 2024 up 12.7% 95th Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th Population ages 15-64 82.2% 2025 up 0.7% 2nd Population ages 0-14 16.0% 2025 down 5.1% 166th Lower secondary school starting age 10 years 2025 down 9.1% 192nd Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person 2024 up 11.8% 97th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.9% 181st Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.5% 181st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 152 2023 down 75.0% 149th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 153 2023 down 67.1% 145th Page 1 of 33 Next →