{
  "id": 6287680,
  "title": "Sheikh Hamdan hails Dubai schools being among top 10 in global evaluation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/sheikh-hamdan-hails-dubai-schools-being-among-top-10-in-global",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T14:25:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/09/08/sheikh-hamdan-praises-performance-of-dubai-schools-in-global-evaluation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai's private schools have been recognized as among the top 10 education systems worldwide in all assessed areas, according to the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 report. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence, praised the schools' performance, attributing it to the dedication of teachers, students, and parents. The UAE, as a whole, outperformed all other Arab nations in reading, science, and mathematics, and was one of only eight countries to improve from the previous assessment in 2022. Sheikh Hamdan expressed confidence in Dubai's schools, teachers, and students to continue building on these results and reaching new levels of excellence. The emirate's private schools ranked sixth globally in reading, eighth in mathematics and science, and ninth in computational problem solving, outperforming the global average by 34 points. The UAE was the highest-ranked Arab country in the evaluation for these three subjects, with over 96% of students attending schools with digital device use guidelines.",
  "summary": "Private schools in Dubai rank among the world's top 10 in all sectors, according to a new report. The results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) 2025 were hailed by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed , Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, who said the findings are a testament to the emirate's education system. Overall, the UAE outperformed all…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Dubai to bring 850 finance leaders together for five-day global summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/dubai-to-bring-850-finance-leaders-together-for-five-day-global-summit",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:01:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}