Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 36.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 36.1%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 37.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2003.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 122nd of 209 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.0% | — |
| 1999 | 25.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 19.2% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 28.1% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 36.1% | 37.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 119 Paraguay 45.8% compare
- 120 North Macedonia 45.2% compare
- 121 Sri Lanka 45.0% compare
- 122 Rwanda 44.7% compare
- 123 Gambia 43.6% compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 43.0% compare
- 125 Puerto Rico 42.7% compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 36.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2003.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 122nd out of 209 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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