Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 21.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 21.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 21.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1999.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 154th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.6% | — |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.8% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.4% | 20.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 19.8% | 21.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 151 Papua New Guinea 16.0% compare
- 152 Benin 12.9% compare
- 153 Syrian Arab Republic 10.9% compare
- 154 Guinea 10.7% compare
- 155 Côte d'Ivoire 10.2% compare
- 156 Congo 9.0% compare
- 157 Tajikistan 8.1% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 21.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 154th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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