United Arab Emirates

Futures readiness profile

Key insights: United Arab Emirates

Key areas of strength for United Arab Emirates: School Access and Gender Parity (96, 96th percentile) and Infrastructure (81, 98th percentile). This reflects substantial capacity for education futures readiness and may serve as models for broader policy learning or international benchmarking.

Areas of untapped potential: Human Capital (57, 67th percentile). While these scores are at or near the global average, substantial progress and greater ambition are needed to drive transformation and strengthen the country’s future in education.

Component scores

School Access and Gender Parity96.46

Above global avg. · 96th %-tile

Infrastructure80.68

Above global avg. · 98th %-tile

Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.

Governance62.81

Above global avg. · 76th %-tile

Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.

Human Capital57.38

Above global avg. · 67th %-tile

Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.

Innovation59.27

Above global avg. · 81st %-tile

Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.

Global rank	Regional rank	Country	Score
20	1	Israel	74.85
30	2	United Arab Emirates	71.32
44	3	Saudi Arabia	64.28
50	4	Malta	62.57
51	5	Qatar	62.16
54	6	Bahrain	61.08
59	7	Kuwait	60.42
65	8	Oman	58.18
69	9	Jordan	57.02
80	10	Algeria	54.38
86	11	Tunisia	53.46
87	12	West Bank and Gaza	53.18
91	13	Iran, Islamic Rep.	52.36
92	14	Morocco	51.69
102	15	Egypt, Arab Rep.	49.33
103	16	Libya	49.01
104	17	Iraq	48.39
114	18	Djibouti	44.23
124	19	Lebanon	37.70
143	20	Syrian Arab Republic	28.42
153	21	Yemen, Rep.	25.52

Global rank

Regional rank

Country

Score

74.85

71.32

64.28

62.57