Duration of primary education rose 0% to 4.00 years in United Arab Emirates in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, duration of primary education in United Arab Emirates reached an all time high of 6.00 years in 1996 and an all time low of 4.00 years in 2021. When compared to United Arab Emirates's main peers, duration of primary education in Bahrain amounted to 6.00 years, 4.00 years in Oman, 6.00 years in Qatar and 6.00 years in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
United Arab Emirates has been ranked 160th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of duration of primary education, 32 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Duration of Primary Education (years) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
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