Education spending in United Arab Emirates
Government spending on education in United Arab Emirates was equal to 3.9% of GDP in 2021.
United Arab Emirates, 2021
3.9%
Change from 2020
−0.1percentage points
World, 2021
4.2%
Education spending in United Arab Emirates over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | – | 4.2% |
| 2017 | – | 4.1% |
| 2016 | – | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 4.0% in 2020.
- Since 2019, when it was 3.9%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 4.2%.
More for United Arab Emirates
All statistics for United Arab Emirates
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
63.7%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
108.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
9.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
0.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
0.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
0.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS