School enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School enrollment, secondary was 92.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates is 92.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates peaked at 92.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 1978.
That places United Arab Emirates 33rd out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 37.3% | 37.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.3% | 57.8% | 72.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.1% | 92.8% | 2 |
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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 school enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates?
- School enrollment, secondary in United Arab Emirates was 92.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 1978.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- 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 School enrollment, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.