Secondary education, duration in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Secondary education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, duration in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 8 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in United Arab Emirates peaked at 8 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
That places United Arab Emirates 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
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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, total 7.60 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 22.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in United Arab Emirates?
- Secondary education, duration in United Arab Emirates was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for secondary education, duration?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.