Primary school enrolment (gross) in United Arab Emirates

Gross primary school enrolment in United Arab Emirates was 108.0% in 2024.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2024 Source: World Bank
United Arab Emirates, 2024 108.0% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2023 +1.8percentage points 2023: 106.3%
World, 2024 102.2% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in United Arab Emirates over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period United Arab EmiratesWorld
2024 108.0% 102.2%
2023 106.3% 100.7%
2022 107.3% 100.4%
2021 106.7% 99.4%
2020 108.1% 99.6%
2019 107.5% 99.1%
2018 105.7% 99.1%
2017 – 101.8%
2016 – 102.1%
2015 – 101.0%
2014 – 101.6%
2013 – 103.0%
2012 – 102.9%
2011 – 102.4%
2010 – 102.5%
2009 – 102.7%
2008 – 102.9%
2007 – 102.7%
2006 100.3% 101.7%
2005 105.7% 101.7%
2004 110.7% 101.6%
2003 117.3% 100.9%
2002 118.8% 99.4%
2001 122.9% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.8 percentage points from 106.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2003, when it was 117.3%, the figure has changed by −9.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2024 for United Arab Emirates
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics