Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 52.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
52.3%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
86.2%
in 1970
All-time low
46.8%
in 2010
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 52.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 86.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2010.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 86.2%
1971 86.1% -0.0%
1972 86.1% -0.1%
1973 85.8% -0.4%
1974 82.7% -3.6%
1975 76.7% -7.3%
1976 71.1% -7.2%
1977 69.0% -3.0%
1978 69.4% +0.5%
1979 66.6% -4.0%
1980 69.4% +4.3%
1981 74.9% +7.9%
1982 74.0% -1.1%
1983 75.5% +2.0%
1984 75.8% +0.4%
1985 81.2% +7.0%
1986 79.3% -2.3%
1987 78.5% -1.0%
1988 78.1% -0.6%
1989 77.2% -1.1%
1990 75.3% -2.4%
1991 75.6% +0.3%
1992 76.0% +0.6%
1993 78.6% +3.3%
1994 78.9% +0.4%
1995 78.5% -0.4%
1996 77.7% -1.0%
1997 76.8% -1.2%
1998 74.8% -2.6%
1999 72.6% -2.9%
2000 70.2% -3.3%
2001 66.9% -4.8%
2002 64.5% -3.6%
2003 61.4% -4.8%
2004 58.7% -4.3%
2005 55.5% -5.5%
2006 55.3% -0.4%
2007 53.1% -3.9%
2008 51.9% -2.3%
2009 47.8% -7.9%
2010 46.8% -2.0%
2011 47.7% +2.0%
2012 56.4% +18.1%
2013 56.3% -0.1%
2014 55.5% -1.5%
2015 55.1% -0.7%
2016 53.8% -2.4%
2017 54.0% +0.4%
2018 53.1% -1.6%
2019 52.3% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 78.0% 66.6% 86.2% 10
1980s 76.4% 69.4% 81.2% 10
1990s 76.5% 72.6% 78.9% 10
2000s 58.5% 47.8% 70.2% 10
2010s 53.1% 46.8% 56.4% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 52.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 1970.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2010.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 7,090 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.