Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 24.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 24.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 24.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2012.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 126th of 183 groups on this measure, 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, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.7% | — |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.7% | 22.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 21.4% | 24.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 24.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 126th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release