United Arab Emirates: Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 28.18 percentage points from 18.61% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 18 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, United Arab Emirates' secondary education, general pupils (% female) fell 2.08 percentage points on 2016 (from 48.86% to 46.79%).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +1.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.42 percentage points in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.08 percentage points in 2017. 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 2017, United Arab Emirates had the 69th highest value of the 69 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.

Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2017 ranking

• Tajikistan — 65th of 69: 47.41%
• Liberia — 66th of 69: 47.31%
• Ethiopia — 67th of 69: 46.9%
• Central African Republic — 69th of 69: 40.05%

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 29 values

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 35.28% (2018)
• Algeria — 50.72% (2018)
• Bahrain — 51.68% (2018)
• Djibouti — 46.31% (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 50.26% (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 50.21% (2017)
• Israel — 49.02% (2017)
• Jordan — 50.67% (2018)
• Kuwait — 48.59% (2018)
• Lebanon — 53.07% (2018)

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 secondary education, general pupils (% female)?

46.79% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 28.18 percentage points from 18.61% in 1971. The highest value was 51.12% in 1993 and the lowest 18.61% in 1971.

How does United Arab Emirates rank?

69th highest of 69 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils (% female) unusual for United Arab Emirates?

In 2017, United Arab Emirates' secondary education, general pupils (% female) fell 2.08 percentage points on 2016 (from 48.86% to 46.79%). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +1.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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