{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-tertiary-enrollment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-tertiary-enrollment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-tertiary-enrollment-rate/","title":"United Arab Emirates Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2024)","description":"United Arab Emirates's Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate: 63.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2024, +2.4pp YoY. World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR), 2018–2024.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","United Arab Emirates","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Arab Emirates","temporal_coverage":"2018/2024","unit":"% gross enrollment ratio","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"United Arab Emirates Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR?locations=AE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2018–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"7"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Arab Emirates"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Arab Emirates (2024)","value":"63.7","unit":"% gross enrollment ratio","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"7","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Arab Emirates Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate"}],"observation_count":7,"observations":[{"period":"2018","value":53.2113281680102},{"period":"2019","value":53.8814655213653},{"period":"2020","value":54.9746998074699},{"period":"2021","value":56.4520334436146},{"period":"2022","value":60.4188226013954},{"period":"2023","value":61.3456114422447},{"period":"2024","value":63.7384451086316}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% gross enrollment ratio"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"63.7","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"61.3","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"60.4","yoyChange":"+3.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"56.5","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"55.0","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"53.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"53.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2018–2024 (7 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 63.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 53.2 in 2018. The latest reading of 63.7 in 2024 represents a change of +2.4pp."}]}