School life expectancy, primary, male in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.44 years in 2017. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 5.44 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in United Arab Emirates peaked at 6.69 years in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.8 years, in 2013.
That places United Arab Emirates 143rd out of 197 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.88 years | 5.51 years | 6.16 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.84 years | 5.54 years | 6.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.16 years | 5.47 years | 6.69 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.03 years | 5.03 years | 5.03 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.21 years | 4.8 years | 5.56 years | 6 |
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More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2042 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.54 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 123.74 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8201 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.794 °C (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in United Arab Emirates was 5.44 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 years in 1991.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 years in 2013.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 143rd out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.