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

The highest recorded value was 0.0068 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 (IDA & IBRD)?

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

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 43rd 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 (IDA & IBRD)?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 (IDA & IBRD)

Name: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0068 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.0068 number per person

Change on year

up 3.0%

Rank

43rd

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.0068 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 (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 0.0068 number per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0068 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 number per person, in 1973.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1970	0.0029 number per person	—
1971	0.0028 number per person	-1.6%
1972	0.0028 number per person	-0.3%
1973	0.0028 number per person	-0.3%
1974	0.0028 number per person	+0.8%
1975	0.0032 number per person	+12.3%
1976	0.0037 number per person	+17.5%
1977	0.004 number per person	+8.1%
1978	0.0041 number per person	+1.3%
1979	0.0043 number per person	+4.9%
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	0.0044 number per person	+4.3%
1985	0.0042 number per person	-6.6%
1986	0.0042 number per person	+0.1%
1987	0.0042 number per person	+1.9%
1988	0.0042 number per person	-0.7%
1989	0.0044 number per person	+4.6%
1990	0.0044 number per person	+0.7%
1991	0.0045 number per person	+1.4%
1992	0.0045 number per person	+0.3%
1993	0.0043 number per person	-5.6%
1994	0.0042 number per person	-2.3%
1995	0.0042 number per person	+0.2%
1996	0.0042 number per person	+1.8%
1997	0.0043 number per person	+1.6%
1998	0.0045 number per person	+4.2%
1999	0.0042 number per person	-6.7%
2000	0.0043 number per person	+2.5%
2001	0.0043 number per person	-0.8%
2002	0.0043 number per person	+1.8%
2003	0.0044 number per person	+1.9%
2004	0.0045 number per person	+2.8%
2005	0.0048 number per person	+5.3%
2006	0.0051 number per person	+6.7%
2007	0.005 number per person	-1.5%
2008	0.0053 number per person	+5.1%
2009	0.0057 number per person	+7.4%
2010	0.0059 number per person	+3.8%
2011	0.0057 number per person	-3.3%
2012	0.0056 number per person	-1.1%
2013	0.0056 number per person	-0.8%
2014	0.0063 number per person	+11.9%
2015	0.0065 number per person	+3.3%
2016	0.0065 number per person	+0.6%
2017	0.0066 number per person	+2.0%
2018	0.0066 number per person	+0.3%
2019	0.0068 number per person	+3.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0033 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	0.0044 number per person	10
1990s	0.0043 number per person	0.0042 number per person	0.0045 number per person	10
2000s	0.0048 number per person	0.0043 number per person	0.0057 number per person	10
2010s	0.0062 number per person	0.0056 number per person	0.0068 number per person	10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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
46 Guatemala 0.0345 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 62.1% (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 -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.23 % 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 (IDA & IBRD) →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0068 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 (IDA & IBRD)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0068 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 (IDA & IBRD)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 number per person in 1973.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 43rd 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 (IDA & IBRD)?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.