Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 4.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia is 4.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
That places SDG: Western Asia 129th out of 161 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 educational development in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.3% | — |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +57.1% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia was 4.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 129th out of 161 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release