Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 43.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 44.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 63rd 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 13 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 38.6% | — |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.0% | 38.6% | 44.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 41.6% | 44.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 60 Ukraine 61.6% compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 61.6% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 60.8% compare
- 63 Cayman Islands 60.6% compare
- 64 Algeria 60.5% compare
- 65 Vanuatu 60.5% compare
- 66 New Zealand 60.4% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 43.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 63rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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