School enrollment, primary, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School enrollment, primary, female was 86.8% in 2013. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 86.8% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2013.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 95.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 1985.
That places United Arab Emirates 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 77.8% | 72.0% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 79.7% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 86.8% | 87.5% | 2 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (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 school enrollment, primary, female in United Arab Emirates?
- School enrollment, primary, female in United Arab Emirates was 86.8% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 1985.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.