Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 21.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Western Asia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Western Asia is 21.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 21.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2013.
That places SDG: Western Asia 159th 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, female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.1% | — |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.8% | 19.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.5% | 21.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
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, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 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, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 159th out of 183 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release