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|headquarters = [[Dubai]]

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|chief1_name = Dr. Abdulla Al Karam

|chief1_position = Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors

|chief2_name = Dr. Ahmad Al Sharif

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The '''Knowledge and Human Development Authority''' ('''KHDA''') is the educational [[quality assurance]] and regulatory authority of the [[Government of [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. It oversees the private education sector in Dubai, including early childhood education centres, schools, higher education providers, and training institutes. KHDA is responsible for the growth and quality of private education in Dubai.

KHDA was established by decree in 2006, under the directive of Sheikh [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]] (Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and the Ruler of Dubai), with the aim of developing the education and human resource sectors in the Dubai[[Emirate emirateof Dubai]] to the level of international standards and best practice.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 December 2006|title=Law No. (30) of 2006 Establishing The Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai|url=https://www.khda.gov.ae/CMS/WebParts/TextEditor/Documents/Law_No_30_of_2006_Establishing_KHDA_%20English.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Between 2008 and 2018, the number of students attending schools rated good or better has more than doubled - from 30% in 2008/09 to 66% in the 2017/18 academic year. Likewise the number of Emirati students attending schools rated good or better has increased significantly, from 26% in 2008/09, to 62% in 2017/18.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018|title=Dubai Private Schools. A Decade of Growth. Key Findings 2008-2018|url=https://www.khda.gov.ae/Areas/Administration/Content/FileUploads/Publication/Documents/English/20180507174427_KeyFindings_2008-2018_en.pdf|url-status=live|publisher=Knowledge and Human Development Authority}}</ref>