A statistical report issued by Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority recently stated that the average utilization of the absorptive capacity of private schools in the emirate is 81%, indicating that the average vacant seats in schools are 19% during the current school year, compared to 20% in the year Last semester.

The report pointed out that the absorptive capacity of schools varies from one school to another, according to the quality of the school, as it reaches 92.1% in schools with a "distinguished" rating, 86.2% in schools with a "very good" rating, and 81.1% in schools with a rating of " Good ”, 80.8% in schools with“ acceptable ”evaluation, 84.6% in schools with“ poor ”evaluation, and 58.5% in schools that have not been evaluated yet, indicating that the number of private schools currently in the emirate is 208 schools Among them, three new schools opened the current academic year, and the capacity of private schools in the emirate (available seats) is 363 thousand and 643 seats, while the number of students is 295 A The number of students and 148 male and female students, with a growth rate of 2.1% during the current academic year.

The report pointed out that the capacity of private schools in Dubai during eight academic years (2013 / 2012-2020 / 2019) ranged between 80 and 90%, while the emirate is witnessing the opening of a number of schools almost annually.

The authority pointed out that the educational options and opportunities are now more diversified, in front of the parents of students in Dubai, and these opportunities are based on the quality of education more than ever, adding that Dubai is progressing year after year with steady steps towards enhancing confidence in the ability and competitiveness of the private education system regionally and internationally. And in achieving a balance between the educational opportunities available on the one hand, and the increasing turnout rates on the other hand.

The authority stated that the students ’parents are the primary beneficiaries of diversifying high-quality opportunities, which in turn constitutes a catalyst to achieve more quality education on the one hand, and enhances the efforts of educational institutions towards improving the quality of life of our students, in the framework of a systematic and positive cooperation between different groups Educational community.

The authority added that Dubai's private education sector kicks off in the year of preparation for the next fifty years with positive growth rates as one of the vital sectors in Dubai, and therefore the sustained growth achieved at the level of different economic sectors during the past decade, and the associated advanced infrastructure and future sectors Innovative within growing urban communities and regions, stimulates future opportunities for growth in the Dubai private education system.

Continuous growth

Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority confirmed that the system of private schools and branches of international universities and training and vocational institutions in the Emirate of Dubai has recorded continuous growth rates during the past ten years in the numbers of students in it, and in the quality of educational options and programs that allow living a lifelong learning experience, within a diversified educational community Cultures, which reflects the attractiveness of the private education sector of its various types, forms and stages in Dubai to educational service providers on the one hand, and to families and talents from different cultures and nationalities on the other hand.

Educational options and opportunities are becoming more diverse for students in Dubai.

• 208 number of private schools in Dubai, including three new schools.