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Education in UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the Gulf States located in the Middle East. UAE
is primary an Islamic region and shares many of the educational procedures and
traditions of the other Gulf State Countries. UAE belong to the Arab Bureau of
schooling for the Gulf States which meets to discuss the Gulf State countries
curriculum and procedures. United Arab Emirates (UAE) public educational spending
is 27.43%, which ranks 7 th in the world in spite of the high spending on education,
UAE has the lowly literacy rate out of all the Gulf States at 77.9%. Compared to the
United States rate of 99%, the UAE has a long way to go to match the educational
statistics of the western culture. The small overall literacy rate can be confusing due
to the majority of that rate being over the age of 25. The far above the ground
spending in education has paid off for the younger production, general public from
15-24 have a literacy rate of 97%, far better than the overall average rate of 77.9%.
Community education is free for male and female citizen children through university
level. The UAE has one of the lowly student-to-teacher ratios (15; 1) in the world.
Education is compulsory through the ninth grade, even if, according to the U.S.
sector of State, this requirement is not enforced.
5. Overviews of Business and Trade at International Level
Foreign Economic Relations
In 1977 the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), based in Abu Dhabi, was established by 20
Arab states to provide loans to member states, primarily for balance-of payments
support. In 1981 the UAE joined with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and
Oman to form the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The UAE’s closest relations
within the GCC are with its major trading partner, Oman.
Imports
Imports totaled US$80.2 billion in 2005 and are projected to increase to US$86
billion in 2006, US$94.6 billion in 2007, and US$104.1 billion in 2008. Principal
imports are machinery and electrical equipment, precious stones and precious
metals, and transport equipment. The principal source of UAE imports in 2005 was
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