Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 6.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development 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 educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 6.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 6.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +42.6% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -31.8% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -30.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +96.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -87.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +557.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +79.8% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 0.5% | 6.5% | 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 educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 6.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.