Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Arab World

Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male was 21.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
21.7%
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
32nd
of 33 groups
All-time high
23.8%
in 2012
All-time low
15.1%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Arab World, 1998–2019

05101520251998200820191998: 15.4 %1999: 15.1 %2000: 15.4 %2001: 15.2 %2002: 15.4 %2003: 15.6 %2004: 15.8 %2012: 23.8 %2013: 18.4 %2014: 20.5 %2015: 21.1 %2016: 20.9 %2017: 21.2 %2018: 21.1 %2019: 21.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Arab World recorded 21.7% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in 2019.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Arab World peaked at 23.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1999.

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, male in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male (%) in Arab World, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 15.4%
1999 15.1% -2.2%
2000 15.4% +2.0%
2001 15.2% -1.0%
2002 15.4% +1.3%
2003 15.6% +1.0%
2004 15.8% +1.7%
2012 23.8% +50.4%
2013 18.4% -22.9%
2014 20.5% +11.2%
2015 21.1% +3.3%
2016 20.9% -0.9%
2017 21.2% +1.3%
2018 21.1% -0.4%
2019 21.7% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.3% 15.1% 15.4% 2
2000s 15.5% 15.2% 15.8% 5
2010s 21.1% 18.4% 23.8% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Arab World?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Arab World was 21.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1999.
How does Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male?
Arab World ranks 32nd out of 33 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.