Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 23.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 23.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 24.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1999.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.2% | — |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +43.3% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +43.3% | 16.9% | 24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 13.8% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.6% | 16.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.0% | 24.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 23.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1999.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.