United Arab Emirates's children out of school, primary was 21.01 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 98.36% from 1,281 in 2019 (56.05% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21.01 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1,281 | 2019 |
| Highest | 43,704 | 1986 |
| Lowest | 17 | 2022 |
| Average since 2018 | 1,403 | 2018–2024 |
| First recorded | 14,100 | 1978 |
Over five years it is down 98.36% from 1,281 in 2019 (56.05% a year on average, compounded). Since 1978 it is down 99.85% from 14,100 in 1978 (13.19% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 16 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2024, United Arab Emirates' children out of school, primary fell 97.7% on 2023 (from 919 to 21.01).
Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2023), the average change was +203.7% and a typical year strayed about 1,041.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5,305.9% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 98.8% in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, United Arab Emirates had the 100th highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 21.01 | 2024 |
| High income | 2.06 million | 2025 |
Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2024 ranking
- Andorra — 97th of 101: 102
- San Marino — 98th of 101: 91
- Marshall Islands — 99th of 101: 77.84
- Turks and Caicos Islands — 101st of 101: 3.92
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 31 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.01 |
| 2023 | 919 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 1,433 |
| 2020 | 592 |
| 2019 | 1,281 |
| 2018 | 5,556 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils (% female) — 49.03% (2017)
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 24.52 (2016)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 94.21% (2020)
- Primary education, pupils — 586,477 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 108.04% (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is United Arab Emirates's children out of school, primary?
- 21.01 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1978?
- It is down 99.85% from 14,100 in 1978 (13.19% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 43,704 in 1986 and the lowest 17 in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank?
- 100th highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for United Arab Emirates?
- In 2024, United Arab Emirates' children out of school, primary fell 97.7% on 2023 (from 919 to 21.01). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2023), the average change was +203.7% and a typical year strayed about 1,041.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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