School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.38 years in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
5.38 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
145th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.56 years
in 1991
All-time low
4.8 years
in 1971
Years of data
35
1971–2017

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2017

02461971199420171971: 4.8 years1972: 5.2 years1973: 5.3 years1974: 5.1 years1975: 5.1 years1976: 5.7 years1977: 5.9 years1978: 6.1 years1979: 5.6 years1980: 5.8 years1981: 5.7 years1982: 5.9 years1983: 5.4 years1984: 5.4 years1985: 5.4 years1986: 5.4 years1987: 5.8 years1988: 6 years1989: 6.2 years1990: 6.5 years1991: 6.6 years1992: 6.3 years1993: 6.1 years1994: 6.1 years1995: 6.1 years1996: 5.9 years1997: 5.6 years1998: 5.4 years2007: 5.1 years2012: 4.9 years2013: 4.9 years2014: 5.1 years2015: 5.6 years2016: 5.4 years2017: 5.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates is 5.38 years, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates peaked at 6.56 years in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.8 years, in 1971.

United Arab Emirates ranks 145th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.42 years 4.8 years 6.11 years 9
1980s 5.71 years 5.41 years 6.24 years 10
1990s 6.07 years 5.44 years 6.56 years 9
2000s 5.05 years 5.05 years 5.05 years 1
2010s 5.2 years 4.86 years 5.57 years 6

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 142 Honduras 5.48 years compare
  2. 143 Chad 5.44 years compare
  3. 144 Algeria 5.41 years compare
  4. 146 Liechtenstein 5.28 years compare
  5. 147 Cayman Islands 5.26 years compare
  6. 148 Albania 5.23 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates?
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in United Arab Emirates was 5.38 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 6.56 years in 1991.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8 years in 1971.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
United Arab Emirates ranks 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,854 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.