United Arab Emirates - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in United Arab Emirates was 94.21 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.02 in 2019 and a minimum value of 21.51 in 1975.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 21.74
1974 25.47
1975 21.51
1976 32.38
1977 30.96
1978 30.60
1979 25.88
1980 32.33
1981 36.79
1982 47.72
1983 54.36
1984 49.93
1985 49.84
1986 50.65
1987 51.44
1988 54.25
1989 57.38
1990 57.69
1991 54.46
1992 55.23
1993 57.18
1994 60.34
1995 60.72
1996 60.17
1997 57.22
1998 58.65
1999 61.17
2000 60.24
2001 59.86
2002 66.16
2003 73.49
2004 78.23
2005 80.71
2006 80.32
2007 85.81
2009 85.39
2010 85.30
2011 85.11
2012 80.79
2013 81.48
2014 88.53
2015 80.56
2019 99.02
2020 94.21

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in United Arab Emirates was 94.27 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.28 in 2019 and a minimum value of 20.64 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 20.64
1976 33.93
1977 30.45
1978 29.12
1979 24.51
1980 30.72
1981 34.50
1982 47.00
1983 52.46
1984 47.68
1985 46.60
1986 48.68
1987 50.16
1988 51.98
1989 55.06
1990 56.02
1991 53.76
1992 54.61
1993 56.14
1994 58.82
1995 59.42
1996 58.75
1997 56.21
1998 57.65
1999 60.28
2000 59.31
2001 59.60
2002 65.36
2003 71.10
2004 75.29
2005 78.42
2006 79.86
2007 85.07
2009 86.30
2010 86.25
2011 84.44
2012 81.15
2013 82.36
2014 88.52
2015 80.41
2019 98.28
2020 94.27

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in United Arab Emirates was 94.15 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.75 in 2019 and a minimum value of 22.85 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 22.85
1976 30.91
1977 31.44
1978 32.00
1979 27.16
1980 33.85
1981 38.98
1982 48.40
1983 56.20
1984 52.13
1985 53.00
1986 52.55
1987 52.70
1988 56.48
1989 59.63
1990 59.28
1991 55.13
1992 55.81
1993 58.17
1994 61.78
1995 61.97
1996 61.52
1997 58.18
1998 59.62
1999 62.02
2000 61.14
2001 60.11
2002 66.93
2003 75.90
2004 81.19
2005 82.97
2006 80.76
2007 86.51
2009 84.55
2010 84.41
2011 85.75
2012 80.46
2013 80.66
2014 88.54
2015 80.71
2019 99.75
2020 94.15

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in United Arab Emirates was 115.35 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 115.35 in 2020 and a minimum value of 80.06 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 80.06
1972 86.04
1973 87.63
1974 85.57
1975 84.67
1976 94.43
1977 99.14
1978 97.79
1979 93.84
1980 91.53
1981 88.50
1982 92.64
1983 93.19
1984 93.85
1985 93.49
1986 94.31
1987 95.78
1988 98.88
1989 103.50
1990 107.34
1991 107.84
1992 102.86
1993 100.09
1994 100.34
1995 101.06
1996 98.08
1997 93.90
1998 90.36
2007 101.59
2012 99.94
2013 98.67
2014 103.07
2015 111.54
2016 108.67
2017 108.40
2019 114.41
2020 115.35

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in United Arab Emirates was 115.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 115.90 in 2020 and a minimum value of 64.38 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 64.38
1972 68.24
1973 73.74
1974 75.59
1975 76.92
1976 89.29
1977 96.05
1978 96.09
1979 93.27
1980 90.46
1981 86.48
1982 90.50
1983 90.99
1984 91.63
1985 91.21
1986 92.79
1987 93.73
1988 96.25
1989 100.64
1990 104.64
1991 105.69
1992 101.26
1993 99.33
1994 99.46
1995 99.97
1996 97.40
1997 92.99
1998 89.90
2007 102.09
2012 100.90
2013 100.07
2014 104.06
2015 111.64
2016 106.67
2017 107.34
2019 114.53
2020 115.90

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in United Arab Emirates was 114.82 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.82 in 2020 and a minimum value of 90.44 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 93.92
1972 102.64
1973 100.76
1974 94.96
1975 91.89
1976 99.17
1977 102.00
1978 99.36
1979 94.36
1980 92.53
1981 90.44
1982 94.67
1983 95.30
1984 96.00
1985 95.70
1986 95.76
1987 97.79
1988 101.48
1989 106.32
1990 109.98
1991 109.91
1992 104.38
1993 100.81
1994 101.17
1995 102.08
1996 98.71
1997 94.74
1998 90.79
2007 101.12
2012 99.06
2013 97.37
2014 102.15
2015 111.45
2016 110.60
2017 109.43
2019 114.30
2020 114.82

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in United Arab Emirates was 95.03 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.43 in 1991 and a minimum value of 73.12 in 1985.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 79.68
1980 76.15
1981 73.20
1982 78.24
1983 73.66
1984 73.48
1985 73.12
1986 73.87
1987 84.85
1988 88.24
1989 93.00
1990 96.91
1991 97.43
1992 93.99
1993 90.43
1994 88.42
1995 88.89
1996 86.05
1997 82.45
1998 79.37
2007 86.67
2012 86.53
2013 85.56
2014 90.21
2015 93.74
2016 94.55
2017 95.03

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in United Arab Emirates was 86.84 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.87 in 1991 and a minimum value of 72.04 in 1985.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 79.79
1980 76.64
1981 73.43
1982 77.97
1983 72.53
1984 72.23
1985 72.04
1986 73.16
1987 83.30
1988 86.15
1989 90.82
1990 95.10
1991 95.87
1992 91.94
1993 90.13
1994 88.54
1995 88.81
1996 86.11
1997 82.49
1998 79.67
2007 87.06
2012 87.45
2013 86.84

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in United Arab Emirates was 84.37 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.93 in 1991 and a minimum value of 72.98 in 1981.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 79.59
1980 75.70
1981 72.98
1982 78.49
1983 74.75
1984 74.70
1985 74.17
1986 74.55
1987 86.37
1988 90.32
1989 95.16
1990 98.67
1991 98.93
1992 95.94
1993 90.72
1994 88.30
1995 88.97
1996 86.00
1997 82.42
1998 79.09
2007 86.29
2012 85.68
2013 84.37

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in United Arab Emirates was 76.33 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 77.12 in 2015, while its lowest value was 17.05 in 1981.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 17.05
1982 20.54
1983 22.53
1984 24.78
1985 24.57
1986 25.60
1987 25.88
1988 27.37
1989 29.09
1990 30.94
1991 32.25
1992 33.91
1993 35.60
1994 38.99
1995 41.22
1996 41.46
1997 41.70
1999 44.48
2000 45.00
2001 46.52
2002 50.75
2003 53.83
2004 57.57
2005 61.07
2006 64.79
2007 66.78
2009 71.03
2010 71.67
2011 71.72
2012 72.91
2013 73.96
2014 74.51
2015 77.12
2016 76.13
2017 76.33

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in United Arab Emirates was 103.37 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104.95 in 2017 and a minimum value of 17.12 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 19.33
1972 20.26
1973 19.43
1974 17.12
1975 20.26
1976 29.18
1977 30.66
1978 32.24
1979 37.28
1980 44.67
1981 52.54
1982 55.81
1983 59.13
1984 63.56
1985 66.26
1986 67.42
1987 59.95
1988 57.76
1989 58.36
1990 60.83
1991 65.49
1992 68.19
1993 72.10
1994 77.73
1995 81.75
1997 79.07
1998 79.18
2016 95.34
2017 104.95
2019 102.16
2020 103.37

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in United Arab Emirates was 104.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 13.60 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 13.60
1974 16.04
1975 19.25
1976 26.01
1977 29.37
1978 33.01
1979 37.08
1980 43.67
1981 49.69
1982 54.65
1983 57.41
1984 60.99
1985 63.97
1986 65.80
1987 62.43
1988 62.26
1989 63.89
1990 66.68
1991 71.01
1992 73.49
1993 76.62
1994 81.09
1995 83.96
1997 83.26
1998 84.15
2016 93.33
2017 100.40
2019 101.48
2020 104.00

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in United Arab Emirates was 102.75 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.28 in 2017 and a minimum value of 17.79 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 22.80
1974 17.79
1975 20.94
1976 31.45
1977 31.54
1978 31.70
1979 37.43
1980 45.49
1981 55.08
1982 56.83
1983 60.68
1984 65.98
1985 68.48
1986 68.99
1987 57.77
1988 53.97
1989 53.75
1990 55.90
1991 60.70
1992 63.50
1993 67.98
1994 74.56
1995 79.63
1997 75.30
1998 74.75
2016 97.33
2017 109.28
2019 102.83
2020 102.75

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in United Arab Emirates was 92.80 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.80 in 2017 and a minimum value of 26.75 in 1978.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 26.75
1980 37.28
1991 57.81
1992 60.25
1993 64.12
1994 69.27
1995 72.83
1997 70.26
1998 69.90
2016 87.07
2017 92.80

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in United Arab Emirates was 90.33 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.33 in 2017 and a minimum value of 36.84 in 1980.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 36.84
1994 71.68
1995 75.44
1997 74.92
1998 73.96
2016 85.88
2017 90.33

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in United Arab Emirates was 95.15 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.15 in 2017 and a minimum value of 37.64 in 1980.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 37.64
1994 67.01
1995 70.31
1997 66.06
1998 66.29
2016 88.24
2017 95.15

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2016 66.43
2017 63.55

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2019 52.61
2020 53.72

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2020 66.35

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2020 46.36

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation