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United Arab Emirates: Compulsory education, duration
12years · 20250.0% since 2015
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school. Annual figures for United Arab Emirates from 1999 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (years) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 6 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Compulsory education, duration. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-compulsory-education-duration (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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