Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 23.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 23.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 133rd of 183 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.8% | — |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.2% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.0% | 23.7% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 23.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 133rd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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