Emiratis			Non-Emiratis			Total
Emirate	Educational Status	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
	Illiterate	6,427	14,542	20,969	109,735	18,961	128,696	116,162	33,503	149,665
	Read and Write	11,131	11,995	23,126	127,960	34,027	161,987	139,091	46,022	185,113
	Primary	22,383	19,682	42,065	99,971	31,761	131,732	122,354	51,443	173,797
	Preparatory	28,967	22,161	51,128	108,219	33,398	141,617	137,186	55,559	192,745
	Secondary	40,091	41,394	81,485	128,395	62,985	191,380	168,486	104,379	272,865
Abu Dhabi	Under University	4,530	3,625	8,155	27,007	14,887	41,894	31,537	18,512	50,049
	University	11,973	12,252	24,225	74,235	40,008	114,243	86,208	52,260	138,468
	Over University	2,121	892	3,013	12,234	5,183	17,417	14,355	6,075	20,430
	Not Stated	573	619	1,192	1,543	987	2,530	2,116	1,606	3,722
	Total   Abu Dhabi	128,196	127,162	255,358	689,299	242,197	931,496	817,495	369,359	1,186,854
	Illiterate	2,380	4,647	7,027	58,750	5,497	64,247	61,130	10,144	71,274
	Read and Write	5,363	6,276	11,639	119,935	20,580	140,515	125,298	26,856	152,154
	Primary	7,984	7,076	15,060	120,830	20,262	141,092	128,814	27,338	156,152
	Preparatory	10,984	9,655	20,639	176,834	31,787	208,621	187,818	41,442	229,260
Dubai	Secondary	16,729	16,918	33,647	248,449	72,763	321,212	265,178	89,681	354,859
	Under University	1,413	1,508	2,921	34,228	12,849	47,077	35,641	14,357	49,998
	University	7,453	7,109	14,562	107,779	55,961	163,740	115,232	63,070	178,302
	Over University	931	441	1,372	11,954	5,113	17,067	12,885	5,554	18,439
	Total Dubai	53,237	53,630	106,867	878,759	224,812	1,103,571	931,996	278,442	1,210,438
	Illiterate	3,285	5,939	9,224	38,127	8,651	46,778	41,412	14,590	56,002
	Read and Write	3,918	4,168	8,086	53,990	13,636	67,626	57,908	17,804	75,712
	Primary	9,414	8,186	17,600	66,648	20,735	87,383	76,062	28,921	104,983
	Preparatory	12,339	8,939	21,278	68,780	25,326	94,106	81,119	34,265	115,384
Sharjah	Secondary	19,020	16,214	35,234	86,480	53,328	139,808	105,500	69,542	175,042
	Under University	1,042	1,289	2,331	17,492	8,846	26,338	18,534	10,135	28,669
	University	4,218	5,616	9,834	59,869	28,119	87,988	64,087	33,735	97,822
	Over University	575	315	890	7,431	3,156	10,587	8,006	3,471	11,477
	Total Sharjah	53,811	50,666	104,477	398,817	161,797	560,614	452,628	212,463	665,091
	Illiterate	891	1,753	2,644	6,750	3,710	10,460	7,641	5,463	13,104
	Read and Write	1,244	1,350	2,594	17,767	5,764	23,531	19,011	7,114	26,125
	Primary	2,687	2,316	5,003	19,184	7,070	26,254	21,871	9,386	31,257
	Preparatory	3,861	2,591	6,452	18,246	7,027	25,273	22,107	9,618	31,725
Ajman	Secondary	5,044	4,487	9,531	21,284	13,886	35,170	26,328	18,373	44,701
	Under University	316	432	748	3,564	1,743	5,307	3,880	2,175	6,055
	University	889	1,305	2,194	9,651	4,249	13,900	10,540	5,554	16,094
	Over University	138	83	221	1,204	437	1,641	1,342	520	1,862
	Total Ajman	15,070	14,317	29,387	97,650	43,886	141,536	112,720	58,203	170,923
	Illiterate	489	854	1,343	3,014	1,207	4,221	3,503	2,061	5,564
	Read and Write	359	382	741	2,880	1,070	3,950	3,239	1,452	4,691
	Primary	1,255	1,034	2,289	4,311	1,763	6,074	5,566	2,797	8,363
	Preparatory	1,335	1,001	2,336	3,821	1,802	5,623	5,156	2,803	7,959
Umm Al – Quwain	Secondary	1,925	1,764	3,689	3,991	2,109	6,100	5,916	3,873	9,789
	Under University	171	305	476	503	334	837	674	639	1,313
	University	384	709	1,093	1,358	754	2,112	1,742	1,463	3,205
	Over University	36	50	86	152	65	217	188	115	303
	Total Umm Al-Quwain	5,954	6,099	12,053	20,030	9,104	29,134	25,984	15,203	41,187
	Illiterate	3,074	4,978	8,052	10,121	3,553	13,674	13,195	8,531	21,726
	Read and Write	3,898	3,809	7,707	17,786	6,358	24,144	21,684	10,167	31,851
	Primary	5,822	4,873	10,695	13,090	4,904	17,994	18,912	9,777	28,689
	Preparatory	8,153	5,755	13,908	15,686	5,139	20,825	23,839	10,894	34,733
Ras Al – Khaima	Secondary	10,006	9,598	19,604	13,892	6,862	20,754	23,898	16,460	40,358
	Under University	576	773	1,349	1,662	1,067	2,729	2,238	1,840	4,078
	University	1,739	3,208	4,947	5,750	2,690	8,440	7,489	5,898	13,387
	Over University	242	197	439	584	240	824	826	437	1,263
	Total   Ras Al – Khaima	33,510	33,191	66,701	78,571	30,813	109,384	112,081	64,004	176,085
	Illiterate	1,922	3,081	5,003	7,314	1,696	9,010	9,236	4,777	14,013
	Read and Write	2,447	2,390	4,837	9,622	2,997	12,619	12,069	5,387	17,456
	Primary	3,858	3,198	7,056	7,500	2,350	9,850	11,358	5,548	16,906
	Preparatory	5,174	3,818	8,992	9,185	2,257	11,442	14,359	6,075	20,434
Fujairah	Secondary	6,190	5,884	12,074	7,920	4,242	12,162	14,110	10,126	24,236
	Under University	202	344	546	1,269	559	1,828	1,471	903	2,374
	University	765	1,730	2,495	3,646	1,791	5,437	4,411	3,521	7,932
	Over University	90	54	144	603	230	833	693	284	977
	Total Fujairah	20,648	20,499	41,147	47,059	16,122	63,181	67,707	36,621	104,328
Total		310,426	305,564	615,990	2,210,185	728,731	2,938,916	2,520,611	1,034,295	3,554,906

NBS, Ministry of Economy.

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Characteristics of data, definitions and population counting operations in the UAE

The first population census was conducted in 1968 by the Council of Developing Trucial States.
After Independence in 1971, a population census of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was conducted that same year.
The first general population and establishments census in the UAE was conducted in 1975. It was the first census in the region following scientific standards and international recommendations. The other federal censuses were conducted in 1980, 1985, 1995 and 2005.
Reference day for 2005′ census: 6 December 2005
Implementation method: the census was carried out according to de jure methodology, i.e. counting persons using their usual place of residence
Population of reference: Population aged 10 and above.
Emirati nationals usually residing in the country+all foreign residents holding a valid residence permit+resident GCC nationals (nationals of other GCC states don’t need a permit to stay in the UAE)

2. Institution which provides data

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

3. Data availability

Population statistics are available on NBS’s website:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/EnglishHome/tabid/96/Default.aspx
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/Home/tabid/38/Default.aspx

Data are classified by subject and statistical publications are available on PDF or Excel format. Population data disagregated by nationality (Emirati/ non-Emirati) are scarce.
2005′ census data is available at:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/EnglishHome/ReportsByDepartmentEnglish/tabid/104/Default.aspx?MenuId=1&NDId=365
The present data is taken from:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/EnglishHome/ReportDetailsEnglish/tabid/121/Default.aspx?ItemId=1869&PTID=104&MenuId=1

Date of access: November 2014.

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