Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — United Arab Emirates

Children out of school in the United Arab Emirates in 2024 — 21 people. Ranked 4 in the world out of 120. Since 1978, the indicator has fallen by 99.9%.

2024 21 people −97.71% vs 2023
World rank 4of 120
Period maximum 43,704 people1986
Period minimum 17 people2022

Trend over time

1978–2024 · people

Children out of school — United Arab Emirates, 1978–2024020,00040,00060,00019781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 14,100 people1980: 20,686 people1981: 27,079 people1982: 21,600 people1983: 28,636 people1984: 32,813 people1985: 38,834 people1986: 43,704 people1987: 32,093 people1988: 30,002 people1989: 23,258 people1990: 16,021 people1991: 13,380 people1992: 18,305 people1993: 24,639 people1994: 27,278 people1995: 24,200 people1996: 31,187 people1997: 39,867 people1998: 26,815 people1999: 20,698 people2004: 17,234 people2005: 20,285 people2006: 20,735 people2018: 5,556 people2019: 1,281 people2020: 592 people2021: 1,433 people2022: 17 people2023: 919 people2024: 21 people
Change over the period: −14,079 (−99.85%) Average annual rate: -13.19 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 21 people
Western Asia computed 855,871 people
Children out of school — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 21 −898 −97.71%
2023 919 +902 +5,305.88%
2022 17 −1,416 −98.81%
2021 1,433 +841 +142.06%
2020 592 −689 −53.79%
2019 1,281 −4,275 −76.94%
2018 5,556
2006 20,735 +450 +2.22%
2005 20,285 +3,051 +17.7%
2004 17,234
1999 20,698 −6,117 −22.81%
1998 26,815 −13,052 −32.74%
1997 39,867 +8,680 +27.83%
1996 31,187 +6,987 +28.87%
1995 24,200 −3,078 −11.28%
1994 27,278 +2,639 +10.71%
1993 24,639 +6,334 +34.6%
1992 18,305 +4,925 +36.81%
1991 13,380 −2,641 −16.48%
1990 16,021 −7,237 −31.12%
1989 23,258 −6,744 −22.48%
1988 30,002 −2,091 −6.52%
1987 32,093 −11,611 −26.57%
1986 43,704 +4,870 +12.54%
1985 38,834 +6,021 +18.35%
1984 32,813 +4,177 +14.59%
1983 28,636 +7,036 +32.57%
1982 21,600 −5,479 −20.23%
1981 27,079 +6,393 +30.9%
1980 20,686
1978 14,100

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.