Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 21.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 21.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2003.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 149th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.4% | — |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.4% | 13.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 12.8% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.3% | 21.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 146 Micronesia, Federated States of 21.7% compare
- 147 Senegal 21.3% compare
- 148 Lesotho 20.6% compare
- 149 Angola 16.7% compare
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 16.6% compare
- 151 Papua New Guinea 16.0% compare
- 152 Benin 12.9% compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 21.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2003.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 149th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release