School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.47 years in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
14.47 years
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
77th
of 175 countries
All-time high
14.47 years
in 2017
All-time low
7.9 years
in 1979
Years of data
18
1978–2017

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2017

0510151978199720171978: 8 years1979: 7.9 years1980: 8.4 years1981: 8.7 years1982: 9.2 years1983: 8.9 years1984: 9.3 years1985: 9.6 years1986: 9.9 years1987: 9.9 years1988: 10.2 years1989: 10.5 years1990: 11 years1991: 11.4 years1992: 11.2 years1993: 11.2 years2016: 13.9 years2017: 14.5 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 14.47 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14.47 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.9 years, in 1979.

That places United Arab Emirates 77th out of 175 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in United Arab Emirates, 1978 to 2017.
Year years Change
1978 8.05 years
1979 7.9 years -1.8%
1980 8.42 years +6.6%
1981 8.69 years +3.2%
1982 9.24 years +6.2%
1983 8.92 years -3.4%
1984 9.34 years +4.6%
1985 9.6 years +2.8%
1986 9.85 years +2.7%
1987 9.89 years +0.3%
1988 10.19 years +3.1%
1989 10.5 years +3.0%
1990 10.97 years +4.4%
1991 11.38 years +3.7%
1992 11.24 years -1.2%
1993 11.21 years -0.3%
2016 13.86 years +23.7%
2017 14.47 years +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.98 years 7.9 years 8.05 years 2
1980s 9.46 years 8.42 years 10.5 years 10
1990s 11.2 years 10.97 years 11.38 years 4
2010s 14.17 years 13.86 years 14.47 years 2

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 74 Algeria 14.58 years compare
  2. 75 Iran 14.57 years compare
  3. 76 Brunei Darussalam 14.57 years compare
  4. 78 Sri Lanka 14.46 years compare
  5. 79 Bulgaria 14.4 years compare
  6. 80 Qatar 14.38 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates was 14.47 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 14.47 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9 years in 1979.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
United Arab Emirates ranks 77th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.