Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Arab World

Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program was 1.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.7%
Change on year
up 38.9%
Rank
32nd
of 34 groups
All-time high
3.4%
in 2001
All-time low
0.5%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Arab World, 1998–2019

01231998200820191998: 2.1 %1999: 2.1 %2000: 2.4 %2001: 3.4 %2002: 2.4 %2003: 2.4 %2004: 1.8 %2005: 1.9 %2006: 1.8 %2007: 1.5 %2008: 1.3 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 0.969 %2011: 0.824 %2012: 0.481 %2013: 0.493 %2014: 0.761 %2015: 0.98 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.3 %2018: 1.2 %2019: 1.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Arab World stood at 1.7%.

That represents a change of up 38.9% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Arab World peaked at 3.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.

Arab World ranks 32nd of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 2
2000s 2.0% 1.2% 3.4% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.5% 1.7% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Arab World?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in Arab World was 1.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
How does Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program?
Arab World ranks 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. 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.