The country has one of the highest application participation rates across the globe. 95 percent of the females and 80 percent of males, who are enrolled in final year of secondary schools, apply for admission to higher education.

Dubai has very high percentage (76.8 percent) of female literacy rate with an overall literacy rate of above 80 percent.

There is a high demand for quality education in Dubai, which has successfully attracted some of the best Indian B-schools like SP Jain, XLRI and IMT, and technical schools like BITS Pilani to set-up their branch in Dubai.

Higher Colleges of Technology in Dubai have been witnessing a growth in student applications of 30 percent on yearly basis. UAE University which was set up in 1974 with 8 faculty members is now one of the leading institutions in terms of education and research, with more than 15,000 students currently pursuing education. Zayed University started in 1998, has presently around 2000 students completing their higher education.

Asians make up 80.59 percent of the workforce in Dubai, and hence, this skilled workforce is also readily available from countries like Pakistan, India, etc.

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* Contributed by -
Manik Kinra,
Batch 2006-07,
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.