Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Arab World
Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 21.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Arab World, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 21.5% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in 2019.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Arab World peaked at 23.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1998.
Arab World ranks 32nd of 33 groups on this measure, 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, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.0% | — |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +66.0% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.1% | 23.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More reference data data for Arab World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 870,261 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Arab World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Arab World was 21.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1998.
- How does Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 33 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.