The UAE is among the top 20 globally in the global competitiveness of the education sector

4 international references specialized in monitoring international competitiveness have granted the United Arab Emirates membership in the G20 Club in the education sector according to the latest versions of global competitiveness reports, and in this they monitor vital sectors indicators that show the sustainability of the leadership of this sector in the second half of the country’s centenary.

The list of international references monitored by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center, which documented the UAE’s competitiveness in the education sector, included the reports of the International Institute for Management Development, the World Economic Forum, the Bertelman Foundation and the INSEAD College, according to the latest versions of their reports.

The UAE ranked first in the world in indicators related to the enrollment rate in primary education and in the literacy rate, according to the Gender Gap Report issued by the World Economic Forum.

It also ranked first in the movement of higher education students within the country and international students, as documented by the Global Innovation Index issued by INSEAD, and the Legatum Institute, in its report, the Prosperity Index, granted the UAE the first global rank in the completion rate of the primary school.

The International Institute for Administrative Development ranked the UAE first in the world in terms of the transfer of higher education students to the country, third in the world in the net flow of international students, and fifth in the sectors of vocational, basic and secondary education.

The UAE ranked fifth globally in language skills, according to the International Institute for Management Development, and eighth in the critical thinking sector in teaching, according to the Gender Gap Report issued by the World Economic Forum.

The Global Talent Report issued by the Global Competitiveness Center of the International Institute for Management Development ranked the UAE 11th in the ratio of students to teachers in secondary education.

In the "Education System Relationship with the Economy" sector, the UAE ranked 13th in the world, according to the Global Talent Competitiveness Index report issued by INSEAD.

In the Global Competitiveness Report 4.0, the World Economic Forum ranked the educational system in the UAE 14th place in the graduate skills sector, and the country ranked seventh globally in the Scientific Research Legislation Index according to the Global Competitiveness Yearbook of the International Institute for Management Development, the same report that included The UAE ranks ninth globally in the knowledge transfer index, tenth globally in the proportion of university women between bachelor's and master's degrees, 15th globally in the administrative education sector, and 17th in the degree index.

The UAE also ranked tenth globally in terms of the percentage of the population with higher education, according to the INSEAD College report, and in digital skills, as monitored by the International Institute for Management Development’s Global Competitiveness Yearbook.

The importance of these vital indicators recorded by international references is that they document the priority that the UAE has given to education as it seeks to develop human capital and a diversified knowledge-based economy.

The quality education strategy, which considers smart education as a major goal for sustainable development, has adopted, in its 2010-2020 programme, the student as its main focus so as to build the Emirati human being capable of achieving the aspirations of his people and translating his loyalty to his leadership and national affiliation into participatory actions that can be expanded and measured.

In the Education Development Plan 2015-2021, focus was placed on education outcomes in order to reach a generation that has the ability to contribute to the comprehensive development and prosperity of the country.

In September 2017, the Ministry of Education launched a national strategy for higher education 2030, in which it approved providing students with technical and scientific skills for economic diversification and pushing its wheels in the public and private sectors to graduate generations of specialists and professionals in vital sectors, including those related to the space industry and clean energy, to be the Emirati youth. A basic pillar in building a knowledge economy that represents the second fiftieth of the country's life.

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