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

Key figures

Since 1973 it is up 21.02 percentage points from 25.63% in 1973. 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, pupils (% female) fell 1.96 percentage points on 2016 (from 48.61% to 46.65%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2016), the average change was +1.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.18 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 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 10.18 percentage points in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.96 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 59th highest value of the 63 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

• Greece — 56th of 63: 47.52%
• Mozambique — 57th of 63: 47.52%
• Germany — 58th of 63: 46.74%
• Liechtenstein — 60th of 63: 44.81%
• Togo — 61st of 63: 41.95%
• Niger — 62nd of 63: 41.92%

What this measures

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

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 27 values

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 35.12% (2018)
• Bahrain — 48.81% (2018)
• Djibouti — 45.78% (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 48.22% (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 48.03% (2017)
• Israel — 49.05% (2017)
• Jordan — 50.35% (2018)
• Kuwait — 49.7% (2015)
• Lebanon — 51.2% (2018)
• Malta — 48.68% (2017)
• Morocco

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, pupils (% female)?

46.65% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is up 21.02 percentage points from 25.63% in 1973. The highest value was 50.71% in 1993 and the lowest 25.63% in 1973.

How does United Arab Emirates rank?

59th highest of 63 economies with data for 2017.

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

In 2017, United Arab Emirates' secondary education, pupils (% female) fell 1.96 percentage points on 2016 (from 48.61% to 46.65%). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2016), the average change was +1.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.18 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 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.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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