Duration of secondary education rose 0% to 8.00 years in United Arab Emirates in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, duration of secondary education in United Arab Emirates reached an all time high of 8.00 years in 2021 and an all time low of 6.00 years in 1970. When compared to United Arab Emirates's main peers, duration of secondary education in Bahrain amounted to 6.00 years, 8.00 years in Oman, 6.00 years in Qatar and 6.00 years in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
United Arab Emirates has been ranked 9th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of duration of secondary education, 40 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Duration of Secondary 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 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
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