Dubai private schools record highest-ever enrollment in 2023-24 academic year

Private schools in Dubai have registered the highest-ever increase in enrollment growth since the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) was set up in 2007.

For the first time ever, enrollment growth entered double digits in the 2023-24 academic year, recording 12 per cent, or more than 39,000 additional students, compared to this period in 2022.

The total number of students attending private schools in the emirate is now more than 365,000.

For the first time ever, the annual rate of enrolment growth at Dubai private schools has reached double digits. #StraightUpStats pic.twitter.com/CSgcj7qltt

— KHDA | هيئة المعرفة والتنمية البشرية بدبي (@KHDA) October 23, 2023

Dubai has 220 private schools

Dr Abdulla Al Karam, director-general of KHDA, said, “Our city is not just experiencing growth; it is creating growth. An ambitious city is a magnet for ambitious people, and Dubai continues to welcome a record number of families and teachers each year. Schools here prioritise quality, wellbeing and inclusion, while offering diversity in their curricula, locations and demographics.

“This combination offers teachers unforgettable career experiences and promises parents that their children will receive an education unlike any other in the world.”

Th emirate currently has 220 private schools, offering 17 curricula to students from more than 180 different nationalities.