Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 463,085 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Western Asia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 463,085 for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 500,263 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 273,087, in 1997.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 106th of 173 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 273,087 | — |
| 1998 | 273,841 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 300,241 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 293,760 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 292,699 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 291,675 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 290,336 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 289,741 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 289,901 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 290,928 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 291,384 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 290,537 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 292,500 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 292,186 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 293,603 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 289,205 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 300,864 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 283,912 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 458,935 | +61.6% |
| 2017 | 482,808 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 495,114 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 500,263 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 493,342 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 459,505 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 446,089 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 463,085 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 282,390 | 273,087 | 300,241 | 3 |
| 2000s | 291,346 | 289,741 | 293,760 | 10 |
| 2010s | 377,432 | 283,912 | 500,263 | 9 |
| 2020s | 465,505 | 446,089 | 493,342 | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Western Asia?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in SDG: Western Asia was 463,085 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 500,263 in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 273,087 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 106th out of 173 groups with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release