Primary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Primary completion rate, total was 99.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates, 1974–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates stood at 99.2%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates peaked at 112.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1974.
United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 37.6% | — |
| 1975 | 42.2% | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 52.2% | +23.7% |
| 1977 | 58.4% | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 61.1% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 64.5% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 69.2% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 81.0% | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 82.7% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 81.3% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 78.0% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 75.0% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 76.7% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 84.3% | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 90.9% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 89.4% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 86.3% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 80.0% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 110.8% | +31.0% |
| 2001 | 112.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 108.4% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 105.1% | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 102.5% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.7% | 37.6% | 64.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 76.0% | 65.9% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.9% | 80.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.9% | 89.1% | 112.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 102.4% | 99.7% | 105.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 97.4% | 102.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 99.4% compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 99.4% compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 99.2% compare
- 48 Chile 99.1% compare
- 49 Cape Verde 99.1% compare
- 50 Argentina 98.9% compare
More aid effectiveness data for United Arab Emirates
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 10,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 30,000 current US$ (1992)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 310,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.99 million current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 10,000 current US$ (1994)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 50,000 current US$ (1986)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 2.53 million current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 30,000 current US$ (2004)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP -120,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 5.41 million current US$ (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates?
- Primary completion rate, total in United Arab Emirates was 99.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 112.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1974.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for primary completion rate, total?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.