Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 19.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 19.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 20.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1999.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 170th of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.0% | — |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.8% | 19.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.3% | 20.2% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 19.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 170th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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