Education in United Arab Emirates 153 indicators covering education for United Arab Emirates. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 65 2024 down 17.7% 121st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 198 2024 up 2.1% 116th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 455 2024 up 3.4% 103rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 97.1% 2015 down 8.9% 138th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 98.3% 2015 down 7.6% 125th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.8% 2100 down 33.0% 58th Number of adults with no formal education by region 74,500 people 2100 down 37.4% 69th Population by level of education 4.38 million people 2100 up 0.0% 89th Repeaters, primary, female 0.2% 2015 down 90.0% 155th Repeaters, primary, male 0.2% 2015 down 91.4% 155th School enrollment, primary 95.0% 2017 up 9.6% 72nd Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Over-age students, primary 4.5% 2017 up 38.0% 109th Secondary education, teachers 71.5% 2024 down 3.4% 35th School enrollment, primary, female 86.8% 2013 down 0.3% 119th School enrollment, primary, male 84.4% 2013 down 2.2% 127th Over-age students, primary, male 4.0% 2017 up 14.8% 115th Over-age students, primary, female 5.0% 2017 up 66.7% 101st Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Progression to secondary school 99.9% 2013 up 1.5% 8th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.7% 2017 up 5.4% 38th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Primary education, pupils 49.0% 2017 up 1.1% 46th Tertiary education, academic staff 43.7% 2024 up 21.9% 85th Persistence to grade 5, female 78.2% 2018 down 20.9% 112th Persistence to grade 5, male 84.1% 2018 down 13.4% 96th School enrollment, secondary 92.8% 2017 — 33rd Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2013 up 0.5% 1st School enrollment, secondary, female 90.3% 2017 — 46th School enrollment, secondary, male 95.2% 2017 — 19th Progression to secondary school, female 99.9% 2013 up 2.6% 19th Literacy rate, youth female 99.5% 2024 up 0.3% 23rd Children out of school, primary 21.01 2024 down 99.6% 193rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 94.5% 2012 up 13.3% 85th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 92.0% 2012 up 11.5% 101st Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 down 1.0% 24th Literacy rate, youth male 99.6% 2024 up 1.9% 19th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 24.52 2016 up 58.4% 70th Literacy rate, youth total 99.6% 2024 up 1.3% 18th Secondary education, pupils 46.7% 2017 — 170th Children out of school, primary, female 312 2023 down 91.1% 165th Children out of school, primary, male 607 2023 down 70.4% 154th Literacy rate, adult total 98.8% 2024 up 1.1% 10th Literacy rate, adult male 99.0% 2024 up 0.8% 12th Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Adolescents out of school 0.0% 2024 down 99.2% 179th Current education expenditure, primary 75.5% 2021 down 21.8% 124th Current education expenditure, secondary 82.4% 2021 down 13.9% 110th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.55 2016 — 158th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 29.27 2016 up 60.0% 22nd Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Adolescents out of school, female 0.7% 2021 — 147th Adolescents out of school, male 3.0% 2021 — 108th Net intake rate in grade 1 47.2% 2017 up 12.8% 102nd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →