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Middle East > United Arab Emirates > Education

EMIRATI EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Children out of school, primary 75,754 Time series [32nd of 126]
Duration of compulsory education 7 years [138th of 171]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [122nd of 181]
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [130th of 181]
Source: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 68,182 Time series [89th of 150]
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP) 1.6% [129th of 132]
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 22.5% [10th of 96]
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Education, primary completion rate 76 Time series [91st of 148]
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 67.4% [69th of 135]
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Geographical aptitude results 66.79 [122nd of 191]
Source: UNESCO
Library books 1,000,000 [48th of 81]
Source: The Geography Zone
Literacy > Male 76.1% Time series [120th of 156]
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Literacy > Total population 77.9% Time series [113rd of 160]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 27.43 % Time series [2nd of 103]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending per student > Primary level 8.5 [99th of 126]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 15.23 Time series [83rd of 159]
Source: UNESCO
School life expectancy > Male 10.3 years [72nd of 97]
Source: World Development Indicators database
School life expectancy > Total 10.7 years [68th of 110]
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Spending on teaching materials 2.2 [14th of 30]
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Tertiary enrollment 12.1% [89th of 151]
Source: UNESCO

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: United Arab Emirates, Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah, united ar. em., united arab emir., united arab emirates b, uae, the united arab emirates

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