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
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in United Arab Emirates, 1978–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More gender data for United Arab Emirates
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,950 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 58,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 57,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 59,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 58,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 61,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,824 (2025)
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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About this data
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.