Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 0.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in United Arab Emirates, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in United Arab Emirates peaked at 29.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.
That places United Arab Emirates 118th out of 133 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.0% | — |
| 2000 | 28.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -76.9% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +90.8% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -28.2% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -94.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 16% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.4%, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 5.3% | 29.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 0.8% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in United Arab Emirates?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in United Arab Emirates was 0.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 118th out of 133 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/