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Educa
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95.8%

The Literacy rate of women in the UAE is 95.8%

Balance

The UAE has focused on educating both men and women. In 1975, the rate of adult literacy was 54% among men and 31% among women. Today, literacy rates for both genders are close to 95%

95%

95% of female high-school graduates pursue further education at tertiary-level institutions, compared with 80% of males

77%

77% of Emirati women enroll in higher education in secondary school

70%

Emirati women make up 70% of all university graduates

56%

56% of the UAE’s graduates in STEM courses at government universities are women

Political

The UAE has 9 female ministers, making up 27.3% of ministerial roles, one of the highest in the region

Work Force

66%

Women make up 66% of the public sector workers, with 30% in leadership roles and 15% in technical and academic roles.

40%

UAE women comprise over 40% of all employees in education, at least 35% work in the health sector and approximately 20% in social affairs.

75%

About 75% of positions in education and health sectors are occupied by women.

23k

23,000 Emirati business women run projects worth over AED50 billion, and occupy 15% of the positions in the boards of chambers of commerce and industry nationwide.

UAE FemaleDiplomatic Representation

Women make up 30% of the diplomatic corps, where they occupy 234 positions, 42 working on missions abroad, and 7 being ambassadors. The UAE has started appointing women as ambassadors ever since 2009. Up to date the UAE has 7 female ambassadors:

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HE Dr. Hessa Abdullah Al Otaiba

UAE Ambassador to Spain

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HE Nabila Al Shamsi

Consul General of the UAE to Hong Kong

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HE Hanan Al Alili

UAE Ambassador to Latvia

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HE Fatima Khamis Al Mazrouei

UAE Ambassador to Denmark

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HE Noora Mohammed Juma

UAE Ambassador to Finland

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HE Hafsa Al Ulama

UAE Ambassador to Brazil

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HE Lana Nusseibeh

UAE Permanent Representative to the UN

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HE Mariam Khalifa Al Kaabi

UAE Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt

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HE Hend Mana Saeed Al Otaiba

UAE Ambassador to France

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HE Dr. Eman Ahmed Al Salami

UAE Ambassador to Poland

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HE Rawdha Mohamed AlOtaiba

UAE Ambassador to Costa Rica

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HE Amna Mahmoud Fikri

UAE Non-Resident Ambassador to Finland and Estonia

International
Rankings

#35

UAE ranks 35 out of 189 countries in the 2018 UNDP Human Development Report UAE ranks 49 in Gender Inequality Index in the 2018 UNDP Human Development Report

#1

UAE ranks 1st out of 132 countries in “Women Treated with Respect” indicator in the Social Progress Index 2015 report.