Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 24.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 24.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 24.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 155th of 209 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.2% | — |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 24.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 152 Timor-Leste 25.2% compare
- 153 Niue 25.0% compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 25.0% compare
- 155 Equatorial Guinea 24.1% compare
- 156 Tokelau 23.3% compare
- 157 Samoa 22.7% compare
- 158 Micronesia, Federated States of 21.7% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 24.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 155th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release