Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 23.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 23.1% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 23.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2007.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 135th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.5% | — |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.5% | 14.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 15.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.1% | 23.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 23.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2007.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 135th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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