World Data Atlas Topics Education

Literacy in the United Arab Emirates

Demographics Age (% in 2022)
Adult 98.29 WB + 1 other
Youth 1 WB
Gender (% in 2022)
Male 98.82 WB
Female 97.58 WB
Middle East (%)
Cyprus 99.36 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Jordan 98.42 in 2021 WB + 1 other
United Arab Emirates 98.29 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Saudi Arabia 97.59 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Bahrain 97.46 in 2018 UNDP + 1 other
Palestine 97.38 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Oman 97.34 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Turkey 96.74 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Kuwait 96.46 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Lebanon 95.3 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Qatar 93.46 in 2017 UNDP + 1 other
Israel 91.75 in 1983 WB
Iran 88.96 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Syrian Arab Republic 86.3 in 2014 WB
Iraq 85.6 in 2017 UNDP + 1 other
Yemen 54.1 in 2004 WB
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 109.12 % in 2020 WB
Duration 4 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 82.03 % in 2021 WB
Enrollment Rate 115.83 % in 2020 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 98.29 % in 2022 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 1 % in 2020 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 24.52 ratio in 2016 WB
School Life Expectancy 12.8 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 10 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators