What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.007 number per person in 2019.

What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 number per person in 1973.

Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Name: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.007 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.007 number per person

Change on year

up 2.8%

Rank

42nd

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.007 number per person

in 2019

All-time low

0.0028 number per person

in 1973

Years of data

1970–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.007 number per person for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.007 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 number per person, in 1973.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1970	0.0029 number per person	—
1971	0.0029 number per person	-1.6%
1972	0.0028 number per person	-0.4%
1973	0.0028 number per person	-0.3%
1974	0.0029 number per person	+0.8%
1975	0.0032 number per person	+12.1%
1976	0.0038 number per person	+17.3%
1977	0.0041 number per person	+8.0%
1978	0.0041 number per person	+1.3%
1979	0.0043 number per person	+4.8%
1980	0.0043 number per person	-0.1%
1981	0.0042 number per person	-1.5%
1982	0.0043 number per person	+2.1%
1983	0.0043 number per person	-0.4%
1984	0.0045 number per person	+4.3%
1985	0.0042 number per person	-6.5%
1986	0.0042 number per person	+0.2%
1987	0.0043 number per person	+2.0%
1988	0.0043 number per person	-0.6%
1989	0.0045 number per person	+4.6%
1990	0.0045 number per person	+0.3%
1991	0.0046 number per person	+1.5%
1992	0.0046 number per person	+0.4%
1993	0.0043 number per person	-5.3%
1994	0.0042 number per person	-2.1%
1995	0.0042 number per person	-0.2%
1996	0.0043 number per person	+2.1%
1997	0.0044 number per person	+2.8%
1998	0.0046 number per person	+4.1%
1999	0.0043 number per person	-6.3%
2000	0.0044 number per person	+2.3%
2001	0.0044 number per person	-1.2%
2002	0.0044 number per person	+1.6%
2003	0.0045 number per person	+1.5%
2004	0.0047 number per person	+3.0%
2005	0.0049 number per person	+5.2%
2006	0.0052 number per person	+6.6%
2007	0.0051 number per person	-1.5%
2008	0.0054 number per person	+5.1%
2009	0.0058 number per person	+7.3%
2010	0.006 number per person	+3.6%
2011	0.0058 number per person	-3.2%
2012	0.0058 number per person	-1.1%
2013	0.0057 number per person	-0.4%
2014	0.0064 number per person	+11.9%
2015	0.0066 number per person	+3.3%
2016	0.0067 number per person	+0.7%
2017	0.0068 number per person	+2.0%
2018	0.0068 number per person	+0.4%
2019	0.007 number per person	+2.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0034 number per person	0.0028 number per person	0.0043 number per person	10
1980s	0.0043 number per person	0.0042 number per person	0.0045 number per person	10
1990s	0.0044 number per person	0.0042 number per person	0.0046 number per person	10
2000s	0.0049 number per person	0.0044 number per person	0.0058 number per person	10
2010s	0.0064 number per person	0.0057 number per person	0.007 number per person	10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

39 Pakistan 0.037 number per person compare
40 Iceland 0.037 number per person compare
41 El Salvador 0.037 number per person compare
42 Lithuania 0.0367 number per person compare
43 Poland 0.0358 number per person compare
44 Colombia 0.0355 number per person compare
45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0348 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2024)

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.007 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.007 number per person in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 number per person in 1973.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Indicator: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit: number per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 8,118 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.