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

Latest (2019)
6.5%
Change on year
up 7.8%
Rank
30th
of 34 groups
All-time high
6.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998–2019

02461998200820191998: 2.1 %1999: 2.1 %2000: 2.4 %2001: 3.4 %2002: 2.4 %2003: 2.4 %2004: 1.7 %2005: 3.3 %2006: 3.7 %2007: 3.2 %2008: 2.8 %2009: 3.6 %2010: 3.5 %2011: 4 %2012: 0.481 %2013: 3.2 %2014: 3.4 %2015: 3.3 %2016: 5.9 %2017: 5.9 %2018: 6 %2019: 6.5 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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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.