Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 14.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 14.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 15.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2010.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 83rd out of 161 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.8% | — |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1% | 8.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 14.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 83rd out of 161 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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