Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 24.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 24.5% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 24.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1999.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 148th of 209 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.5% | — |
| 1999 | 9.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 18.0% | 24.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia was 24.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 148th out of 209 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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