Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 28.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia stood at 28.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 28.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1999.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 141st 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.3% | — |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 19.5% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 22.2% | 28.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia was 28.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 141st out of 209 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release