Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 0.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.9%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 493.6% on the previous year and up 502.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 3.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 33rd out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +46.6% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +493.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +493.6% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| 2012 | -100.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 30 Lithuania 28.3% compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 28.2% compare
- 32 Grenada 26.6% compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.6% compare
- 34 Ireland 26.6% compare
- 35 Chile 25.1% compare
- 36 Republic of Moldova 23.2% compare
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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
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.