Primary school completion rate in United Arab Emirates
The primary completion rate in United Arab Emirates was 99.2% in 2023.
United Arab Emirates, 2023
99.2%
Change from 2022
−3.3percentage points
World, 2023
87.3%
Position in 2023
41st of 137
Primary school completion rate in United Arab Emirates over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 102.5% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 105.1% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | – | 88.2% |
| 2016 | – | 88.5% |
| 2015 | – | 87.9% |
| 2014 | – | 88.1% |
| 2013 | – | 88.3% |
| 2012 | – | 88.1% |
| 2011 | – | 87.8% |
| 2010 | – | 88.5% |
| 2009 | – | 89.0% |
| 2008 | – | 88.2% |
| 2007 | – | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 108.4% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 112.7% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.3 percentage points from 102.5% in 2022.
- Since 2002, when it was 108.4%, the figure has changed by −9.2 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, United Arab Emirates has the 41st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.3%.
More for United Arab Emirates
All statistics for United Arab Emirates
Primary school enrolment (gross)
108.0%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
102.1%
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