Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 107.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
107.3%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
39th
of 188 countries
All-time high
107.3%
in 2017
All-time low
90.7%
in 1998
Years of data
10
1995–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, 1995–2017

02550751001995200620171995: 99.3 %1997: 93 %1998: 90.7 %2007: 95.7 %2012: 91.5 %2013: 93.2 %2014: 99.8 %2015: 105.6 %2016: 105.2 %2017: 107.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates stood at 107.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates peaked at 107.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1998.

United Arab Emirates ranks 39th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in United Arab Emirates, 1995 to 2017.
Year % Change
1995 99.3%
1997 93.0% -6.4%
1998 90.7% -2.4%
2007 95.7% +5.5%
2012 91.5% -4.4%
2013 93.2% +1.8%
2014 99.8% +7.1%
2015 105.6% +5.8%
2016 105.2% -0.4%
2017 107.3% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.3% 90.7% 99.3% 3
2000s 95.7% 95.7% 95.7% 1
2010s 100.4% 91.5% 107.3% 6

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 36 Rwanda 107.9% compare
  2. 37 Aruba 107.8% compare
  3. 38 Thailand 107.5% compare
  4. 40 Togo 107.2% compare
  5. 41 Bangladesh 107.1% compare
  6. 42 Timor-Leste 107.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates was 107.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 107.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1998.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
United Arab Emirates ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.