Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 32.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 32.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 32.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 128th out of 209 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.3% | — |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.7% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 26.9% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 32.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 128th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release