Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Arab World
Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 1.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Arab World, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 1.7% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.9% on the previous year and up 237.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Arab World peaked at 3.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.
That places Arab World 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +50.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -33.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -81.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +39.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +42.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More reference data data for Arab World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 870,261 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Arab World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development 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 recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development 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?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.