Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 25.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 25.3% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 27.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1999.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.7% | — |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 16.3% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 21.1% | 27.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.67 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.59 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.96 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.17 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.633 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 864,804 number (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 25.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1999.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.