United Arab Emirates
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
93.8 / 100
Rank
#40
Data coverage
81%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
97.0
Education
95.8
Poverty & Water
99.3
Adolescent & Digital
99.3
Protection
99.3
Environment & Exposure
70.9
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 4.80 | 2024 | 98.1 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 96.00 | 2024 | 96.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 95.03 | 2017 | 95.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 92.80 | 2017 | 92.8 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 99.61 | 2024 | 99.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 0.00 | 2018 | 100.0 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 98.64 | 2024 | 98.6 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 2.82 | 2024 | 98.6 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 100.00 | 2018 | 100.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 0.69 | 2022 | 98.6 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 57.19 | 2023 | 42.8 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 99.00 | 2024 | 99.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 97.8 (v1.0) to 93.8 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -4.1 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about United Arab Emirates.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in United Arab Emirates itself.
Its rank moved from #12 to #40; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.