Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 22.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.2%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
174th
of 209 groups
All-time high
22.2%
in 2023
All-time low
8.9%
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 2002–2023

051015202002201220232002: 8.9 %2003: 9.1 %2004: 9.5 %2005: 10.4 %2006: 11.1 %2007: 10.2 %2008: 10.8 %2009: 11.4 %2010: 11.9 %2011: 13.7 %2012: 15.7 %2013: 16.8 %2014: 17.4 %2015: 18.2 %2016: 18.7 %2017: 19.9 %2018: 18.6 %2019: 20.2 %2020: 21.3 %2021: 20.6 %2022: 22 %2023: 22.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification stood at 22.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 22.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2002.

That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 174th out of 209 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year

Annual values for Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%) in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 2002 to 2023.
Year % Change
2002 8.9%
2003 9.1% +1.9%
2004 9.5% +4.2%
2005 10.4% +10.0%
2006 11.1% +6.3%
2007 10.2% -8.5%
2008 10.8% +6.8%
2009 11.4% +5.6%
2010 11.9% +3.5%
2011 13.7% +15.3%
2012 15.7% +14.6%
2013 16.8% +7.2%
2014 17.4% +3.3%
2015 18.2% +4.8%
2016 18.7% +2.9%
2017 19.9% +6.4%
2018 18.6% -6.4%
2019 20.2% +8.6%
2020 21.3% +5.3%
2021 20.6% -3.2%
2022 22.0% +6.6%
2023 22.2% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.2% 8.9% 11.4% 8
2010s 17.1% 11.9% 20.2% 10
2020s 21.5% 20.6% 22.2% 4

Countries ranked near WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

  1. 171 Myanmar 8.4% compare
  2. 172 Tajikistan 8.1% compare
  3. 173 Burkina Faso 7.5% compare
  4. 174 Niger 7.1% compare
  5. 175 Iraq 6.5% compare
  6. 176 Mali 5.2% compare
  7. 177 Chad 1.8% compare

See the full ranking of 387 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 22.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2023.
What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2002.
How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 174th out of 209 groups with data for 2023.
Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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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Indicator
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
387 places, 7,706 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release