Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 39.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan stood at 39.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 39.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2003.
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 114th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.4% | — |
| 1999 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 20.4% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 28.9% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.3% | 39.1% | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 39.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2003.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 114th out of 209 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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