Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 4.4% for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 4.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 131st of 161 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.7% | — |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +57.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 4.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 131st out of 161 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release