Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All was 99.03 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all in United Arab Emirates is 99.03 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.03 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.83 %, in 2005.
That places United Arab Emirates 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.83 % | — |
| 2019 | 98.22 % | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 98.81 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.51 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.03 % | +0.5% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 99.03 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.83 %, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 99.03 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.45 %, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.83 % | 91.83 % | 91.83 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.22 % | 98.22 % | 98.22 % | 1 |
| 2020s | 98.79 % | 98.51 % | 99.03 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 48.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all in United Arab Emirates?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all in United Arab Emirates was 99.03 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.03 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.83 % in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — male — all rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.