Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 25.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 25.2%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 26.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1998.
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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.8% | — |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 14.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 20.9% | 26.6% | 10 |
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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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 25.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1998.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.