Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 98.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
52nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 1991
All-time low
86.7%
in 1971
Years of data
29
1971–2017

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Arab Emirates, 1971–2017

0204060801001971199420171971: 86.7 %1972: 88 %1973: 91.6 %1974: 93.1 %1975: 94.7 %1976: 96.7 %1977: 98 %1978: 98.4 %1979: 98.7 %1980: 98.6 %1981: 98.7 %1982: 98.5 %1983: 98.4 %1984: 98.8 %1985: 98.9 %1986: 99 %1987: 99.1 %1988: 99.2 %1989: 99.2 %1990: 99.3 %1991: 99.3 %1992: 99.2 %1993: 99.2 %1994: 99.2 %1995: 99.2 %1997: 98.9 %1998: 98.8 %2016: 98.1 %2017: 98.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Arab Emirates is 98.4%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 1971.

That places United Arab Emirates 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in United Arab Emirates, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 86.7%
1972 88.0% +1.4%
1973 91.6% +4.2%
1974 93.1% +1.6%
1975 94.7% +1.7%
1976 96.7% +2.1%
1977 98.0% +1.4%
1978 98.4% +0.4%
1979 98.7% +0.3%
1980 98.6% -0.2%
1981 98.7% +0.1%
1982 98.5% -0.2%
1983 98.4% -0.1%
1984 98.8% +0.4%
1985 98.9% +0.1%
1986 99.0% +0.1%
1987 99.1% +0.0%
1988 99.2% +0.2%
1989 99.2% -0.1%
1990 99.3% +0.1%
1991 99.3% +0.0%
1992 99.2% -0.0%
1993 99.2% -0.0%
1994 99.2% +0.0%
1995 99.2% +0.0%
1997 98.9% -0.3%
1998 98.8% -0.1%
2016 98.1% -0.7%
2017 98.4% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 94.0% 86.7% 98.7% 9
1980s 98.8% 98.4% 99.2% 10
1990s 99.2% 98.8% 99.3% 8
2010s 98.3% 98.1% 98.4% 2

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 49 Nicaragua 98.5% compare
  2. 50 Saint Lucia 98.5% compare
  3. 51 Hong Kong 98.4% compare
  4. 53 Marshall Islands 98.4% compare
  5. 54 Guinea-Bissau 98.2% compare
  6. 55 Bhutan 97.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Arab Emirates?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Arab Emirates was 98.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 1991.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 1971.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
United Arab Emirates ranks 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.