United Arab Emirates - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in United Arab Emirates was 8.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 8.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

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

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 7.00
2004 7.00
2005 7.00
2006 7.00
2007 7.00
2008 7.00
2009 7.00
2010 7.00
2011 7.00
2012 7.00
2013 7.00
2014 7.00
2015 7.00
2016 7.00
2017 7.00
2018 7.00
2019 7.00
2020 8.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in United Arab Emirates was 675,864 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 675,864 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,622 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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

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Year Value
1971 4,622
1972 5,905
1973 6,422
1974 6,210
1975 7,971
1976 12,562
1977 16,244
1978 18,905
1979 22,668
1980 27,264
1981 32,362
1982 39,868
1983 45,957
1984 51,892
1985 56,733
1986 62,082
1987 68,259
1988 76,404
1989 85,586
1990 95,669
1991 107,881
1992 118,011
1993 129,683
1994 145,143
1995 159,840
1997 180,764
1998 190,576
2016 441,510
2017 528,480
2019 556,259
2020 675,864

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in United Arab Emirates was 46.65 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 50.71 in 1993, while its lowest value was 25.63 in 1973.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

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

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Year Value
1973 25.63
1974 35.81
1975 38.14
1976 37.10
1977 38.95
1978 42.26
1979 42.71
1980 44.13
1981 44.65
1982 45.78
1983 45.97
1984 46.51
1985 47.60
1986 48.13
1987 48.71
1988 49.27
1989 49.73
1990 50.12
1991 50.37
1992 50.63
1993 50.71
1994 50.57
1995 50.29
1997 49.90
1998 50.05
2016 48.61
2017 46.65

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in United Arab Emirates was 520,274 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 520,274 in 2017 and a minimum value of 4,008 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

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Year Value
1971 4,008
1972 5,194
1973 5,884
1974 5,782
1975 7,551
1976 12,148
1977 15,927
1978 18,610
1979 22,384
1980 26,872
1981 31,940
1982 39,266
1983 45,235
1984 51,277
1985 56,126
1986 61,478
1987 67,621
1988 75,813
1989 84,866
1990 94,979
1991 107,115
1992 117,118
1993 128,643
1994 144,000
1995 158,625
1997 178,839
1998 188,313
2016 433,144
2017 520,274

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in United Arab Emirates was 46.79 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 51.12 in 1993, while its lowest value was 18.61 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

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Year Value
1971 18.61
1972 20.04
1973 26.99
1974 36.41
1975 38.66
1976 37.61
1977 39.27
1978 42.79
1979 43.25
1980 44.77
1981 45.24
1982 46.49
1983 46.70
1984 47.07
1985 48.12
1986 48.60
1987 49.17
1988 49.65
1989 50.15
1990 50.48
1991 50.73
1992 51.02
1993 51.12
1994 50.97
1995 50.67
1997 50.43
1998 50.65
2016 48.86
2017 46.79

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in United Arab Emirates was 8,206.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,366.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 284.00 in 1979.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

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Year Value
1971 614.00
1972 711.00
1973 538.00
1974 428.00
1975 420.00
1976 414.00
1977 317.00
1978 295.00
1979 284.00
1980 392.00
1981 422.00
1982 602.00
1983 722.00
1984 615.00
1985 607.00
1986 604.00
1987 638.00
1988 591.00
1989 720.00
1990 690.00
1991 766.00
1992 893.00
1993 1,040.00
1994 1,143.00
1995 1,215.00
1997 1,925.00
1998 2,263.00
2016 8,366.00
2017 8,206.00

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in United Arab Emirates was 37.92 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 37.92 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1979.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

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Year Value
1971 2.44
1972 2.11
1973 10.78
1974 27.80
1975 28.81
1976 22.22
1977 23.03
1978 8.81
1979 0.00
1980 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 0.00
1985 0.00
1986 0.00
1987 0.00
1988 0.00
1989 0.00
1990 0.00
1991 0.00
1992 0.00
1993 0.00
1994 0.00
1995 0.00
1997 0.00
2016 35.31
2017 37.92

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in United Arab Emirates was 70,510.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70,510.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 363.00 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
1971 363.00
1972 471.00
1973 713.00
1974 870.00
1975 999.00
1979 2,161.00
1980 2,582.00
1983 3,588.00
1984 3,735.00
1985 3,925.00
1986 4,237.00
1987 4,724.00
1988 5,008.00
1989 6,875.00
1990 7,614.00
1991 8,565.00
1992 9,430.00
1993 10,537.00
1994 11,637.00
1995 12,577.00
2016 46,237.00
2019 53,167.00
2020 70,510.00

Secondary education, teachers, female

The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in United Arab Emirates was 51,082.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,082.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 894.00 in 1979.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
1979 894.00
1980 1,095.00
1983 1,651.00
1984 1,759.00
1985 1,898.00
1986 2,077.00
1987 2,409.00
1988 2,565.00
1989 3,696.00
1990 4,096.00
1991 4,695.00
1992 5,255.00
1993 5,876.00
1994 6,464.00
1995 6,978.00
2016 31,413.00
2019 39,571.00
2020 51,082.00

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in United Arab Emirates was 72.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 74.43 in 2019, while its lowest value was 41.37 in 1979.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
1979 41.37
1980 42.41
1983 46.01
1984 47.10
1985 48.36
1986 49.02
1987 50.99
1988 51.22
1989 53.76
1990 53.80
1991 54.82
1992 55.73
1993 55.77
1994 55.55
1995 55.48
2016 67.94
2019 74.43
2020 72.45

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes