Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — United Arab Emirates

Primary completion rate in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 99.17%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 137. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 61.54 pp.

2023 99.17% −3.28 pp vs 2022
World rank 41of 137
Period maximum 112.73%2001
Period minimum 37.63%1974

Trend over time

1974–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — United Arab Emirates, 1974–2023050100150197419791984198919941999200420092014201920231974: 37.63%1975: 42.24%1976: 52.24%1977: 58.44%1978: 61.05%1979: 64.55%1980: 65.86%1981: 69.19%1982: 81%1983: 82.68%1984: 81.27%1985: 78.02%1986: 78.84%1987: 75.05%1988: 71.04%1989: 76.66%1990: 84.29%1991: 90.93%1992: 91%1993: 89.39%1994: 90.03%1995: 90.1%1996: 86.29%1997: 82.04%1998: 79.95%1999: 84.58%2000: 110.81%2001: 112.73%2002: 108.38%2003: 97.7%2004: 94.67%2005: 92.96%2006: 89.11%2018: 105.08%2019: 99.73%2020: 99.85%2021: 97.43%2022: 102.46%2023: 99.17%
Change over the period: +61.54 pp Annual average: 1.26 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

United Arab Emirates 99.17%
World 87.32%
Western Asia computed 86.6%
Primary completion rate — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 99.17 −3.28 pp
2022 102.46 +5.02 pp
2021 97.43 −2.42 pp
2020 99.85 +0.12 pp
2019 99.73 −5.34 pp
2018 105.08
2006 89.11 −3.85 pp
2005 92.96 −1.71 pp
2004 94.67 −3.04 pp
2003 97.7 −10.68 pp
2002 108.38 −4.35 pp
2001 112.73 +1.93 pp
2000 110.81 +26.22 pp
1999 84.58 +4.63 pp
1998 79.95 −2.09 pp
1997 82.04 −4.25 pp
1996 86.29 −3.82 pp
1995 90.1 +0.07 pp
1994 90.03 +0.64 pp
1993 89.39 −1.6 pp
1992 91 +0.07 pp
1991 90.93 +6.64 pp
1990 84.29 +7.63 pp
1989 76.66 +5.62 pp
1988 71.04 −4.01 pp
1987 75.05 −3.79 pp
1986 78.84 +0.82 pp
1985 78.02 −3.25 pp
1984 81.27 −1.41 pp
1983 82.68 +1.68 pp
1982 81 +11.81 pp
1981 69.19 +3.33 pp
1980 65.86 +1.31 pp
1979 64.55 +3.49 pp
1978 61.05 +2.61 pp
1977 58.44 +6.2 pp
1976 52.24 +10 pp
1975 42.24 +4.61 pp
1974 37.63

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

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