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, 97th percentile) and Infrastructure (79, 96th 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 (56, 68th 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. · 97th %-tile

Infrastructure79.08

Above global avg. · 96th %-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 Capital55.82

Above global avg. · 68th %-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
18	1	Israel	74.80
31	2	United Arab Emirates	70.69
39	3	Malta	64.73
42	4	Saudi Arabia	63.92
52	5	Qatar	60.86
56	6	Bahrain	60.25
62	7	Kuwait	59.25
68	8	Jordan	57.35
81	9	Morocco	53.90
82	10	Oman	53.78
85	11	Tunisia	52.78
88	12	Algeria	52.56
89	13	West Bank and Gaza	52.15
91	14	Iran, Islamic Rep.	50.92
103	15	Egypt, Arab Rep.	48.51
106	16	Libya	47.30
108	17	Iraq	46.32
111	18	Djibouti	44.55
126	19	Lebanon	36.49
144	20	Syrian Arab Republic	27.86
153	21	Yemen, Rep.	25.34

Global rank

Regional rank

Country

Score

74.80

70.69

64.73

63.92