Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 22.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 (IDA & IBRD) is 22.6%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 23.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1999.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 31st 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.9% | — |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +43.6% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 | +43.6% | 16.6% | 23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.3% | 16.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 18.7% | 23.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.39 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.08 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.01 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.25 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.5463 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 718,414 number (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 22.6% 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1999.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.