Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 21.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 21.3% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 21.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2013.
That places SDG: Western Asia 153rd out of 183 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.3% | — |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.0% | 19.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.5% | 21.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 16.6%
- 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
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia was 21.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 153rd out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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