{"id":11166,"date":"2018-08-30T10:34:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T10:34:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-08-30T10:34:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T10:34:13","slug":"uae-school-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/dubai\/uae-school-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"The UAE Is The Second MOST Expensive Place For An Education And It&#8217;s No Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Parents, the verdict is out.<\/p>\n<p>UAE ranks as the second-most expensive place in the world to get an education.<\/p>\n<p>A BCC report shows that parents in UAE pay an average of a whopping AED363,641 (US$99,000) for their kids\u2019 education from primary to undergraduate school.<\/p>\n<p>Feeling the pinch because of back-to-school season? Well, now you know why.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/6hjCpHnxf6Yda\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/poor-broke-6hjCpHnxf6Yda\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>What&#8217;s number one on the list? Hong Kong.<\/h3>\n<p>Parents there fork out a staggering figure of AED481,774 (US$131,161) for children\u2019s schooling. Keep in mind, this is after taking out any scholarships, loans or state support. The number is dizzying, we know.<\/p>\n<h3>Third in line is Singapore with AED260,794 (US$71,000), followed by the US, which comes in at AED213,043 (US$58,000).<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a sharp contrast to countries like France, where parents only contribute $16,000 toward their child\u2019s education.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/aWPGuTlDqq2yc\" width=\"480\" height=\"252\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/celebrity-reshuffle-aWPGuTlDqq2yc\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>But on the plus side, <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/announcements\/just-in-there-will-be-no-private-school-fees-in-dubai-for-the-year-ahead\" target=\"_blank\">private school fees have been frozen<\/a> for the academic year 2018\/2019 to reduce financial burden on parents. Yaay!<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/dubai\/emaar-chairman-mohamed-alabbar-school-fees-in-the-middle-east\" target=\"_blank\">Emaar Chairman Mohamed Alabbar Has Said What We Are All Thinking About School Fees In The Middle East<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parents, the verdict is out. UAE ranks as the second-most expensive place in the world to get an education. A BCC report shows that parents in UAE pay an average of a whopping AED363,641 (US$99,000) for their kids\u2019 education from primary to undergraduate school. Feeling the pinch because of back-to-school season? 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