Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 18.42 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Arab Emirates stood at 18.42.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Arab Emirates peaked at 19.27 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 9.27, in 1978.
United Arab Emirates ranks 68th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.31 | 9.27 | 13.36 | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.9 | 11.13 | 19.27 | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.81 | 9.62 | 13.7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.57 | 18.57 | 18.57 | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.98 | 16.97 | 19.13 | 7 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 39,735 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 108.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 22.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 7.60 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Arab Emirates?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in United Arab Emirates was 18.42 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 19.27 in 1984.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.27 in 1978.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 68th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.