TABLE 5.
Global innovation index Vs UAE.
| NO. | Components | Education KPIs | UAE globally position | Score | NO. | Components | Education KPIs | UAE globally position | Score |
| 1 | Education | Enrolment In Primary Education | 1st | 1 | 12 | Education | Knowledge absorption | 16th | 48.7 |
| 2 | Literacy Rate | 1st | 1 | 13 | Digital/Technological skills | 17th | 7.79 | ||
| 3 | Tertiary level inbound mobility | 1st | 48.6 | 14 | Graduates in Sciences | 17th | 27.73 | ||
| 4 | International students | 1st | 48.5 | 15 | Knowledge transfer | 16th | 6.76 | ||
| 5 | Primary completion | 1st | 108.34 | 16 | Scientific research legislation | 14th | 7.24 | ||
| 6 | Enrolment In Primary Education | 1st | 1 | 17 | Women with degrees | 19th | 47.4 | ||
| 7 | Tertiary education | 2nd | 66.4 | 18 | Skillset of graduates | 14th | 5.08 | ||
| 8 | Education | 17th | 58.6 | 19 | Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary education) | 18th | 10.6 | ||
| 9 | Global R&D companies, avg. exp. top 3, mn $US | 18th | 67.6 | 20 | Human Capital and Research | 17st | 54.6 | ||
| 10 | Research talent, % in business enterprise | 3rd | 77.9 | 21 | Graduates in science and engineering | 15th | 31 | ||
| 11 | Intellectual property receipts, % total trade | 19th | 1 | 22 | Population with tertiary education | 17th | 34.86 |
Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center, UAE Government Portal, Digital, UAE and Global Innovation Index (GII) Reports 2014–2020.