Country or group of countries of nationality	Illiterate	Read and Write	Primary	Preparatory	Secondary	Above secondary & below University	University	Above University Diploma	Master	Doctorate	Total
United Arab Emirates	245	998	1,999	7,245	45,842	12,799	45,547	1,270	922	155	117,022
GCC Countries	54	175	321	734	3,766	238	681	39	36	7	6,051
Other Arab Countries	3,032	20,945	15,905	34,922	101,152	34,001	116,776	4,976	4,913	1,169	337,791
Asian Countries (Non Arab)	242,792	358,894	376,507	458,988	682,446	105,206	246,990	16,583	18,526	860	2,507,792
African Countries (Non Arab)	162	444	2,057	2,409	7,754	1,158	2,960	247	174	6	17,371
European Countries	0	0	0	0	8,149	3,455	17,347	1,458	1,517	367	32,293
North American Countries	0	0	0	0	998	328	4,446	367	583	74	6,796
Central American and Caribbean Countries	0	0	0	0	275	7	362	1	6	0	651
South American Countries	0	0	0	0	100	41	164	172	25	5	507
Oceania	0	0	0	0	637	141	1,624	250	841	26	3,519
Not Stated	55	130	214	523	701	249	836	1	3	0	2,712
Total	246,340	381,586	397,003	504,821	851,820	157,623	437,733	25,364	27,546	2,669	3,032,505

Source: Employment, Wages, and Hours of Work Survey ( October 2008 ).
ANNEXED NOTE

1. Characteristics of data, definitions

The Employment, Wages and Hours of Work Survey 2008 was conducted on a representative sample of all the establishments employing one worker or more in every Emirate,
excluding the establishments linked to the Armed forces, to the Security sector as well as international and regional corporations.
Sample of survey: all governmental and joint sector establishments; 6,215 non-governmental establishments.
Period of reference: October 2008.

2. Institution which provides data

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

3. Data availability

The results and metadata of the Survey are available (in English and in Arabic) in the following PDF publication:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/ReportPDF/P_DSS_SS_%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AD%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B8%D9%81%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%20%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84_160912.pdf

A selection of tables appear in Excel format on NBS’s website:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/EnglishHome/ReportDetailsEnglish/tabid/121/Default.aspx?ItemId=1901&PTID=104&MenuId=1

Last date of access: March 3, 2015.

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