Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.84 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.43 million
in 2001
All-time low
534,718
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 1.84 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 2.43 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 534,718, in 1971.

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 189th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.16 million
1971 534,718 -53.9%
1972 567,237 +6.1%
1973 594,267 +4.8%
1974 585,268 -1.5%
1975 601,582 +2.8%
1976 616,828 +2.5%
1977 647,536 +5.0%
1978 649,993 +0.4%
1979 646,337 -0.6%
1980 647,388 +0.2%
1981 646,898 -0.1%
1982 724,129 +11.9%
1983 740,589 +2.3%
1984 791,369 +6.9%
1985 866,977 +9.6%
1986 945,028 +9.0%
1987 1.01 million +6.4%
1988 1.05 million +4.0%
1989 1.06 million +1.6%
1990 1.07 million +0.4%
1991 1.08 million +1.5%
1992 1.10 million +1.2%
1993 1.12 million +2.0%
1994 1.12 million -0.1%
1995 1.16 million +3.5%
1996 1.19 million +2.6%
1997 1.29 million +8.6%
1998 1.30 million +0.8%
1999 1.33 million +2.2%
2000 1.32 million -0.3%
2001 2.43 million +83.3%
2002 2.36 million -2.9%
2003 2.30 million -2.2%
2004 2.26 million -1.8%
2005 2.16 million -4.6%
2006 2.05 million -5.2%
2007 1.93 million -5.5%
2008 1.88 million -2.7%
2009 1.85 million -1.7%
2010 1.84 million -0.6%
2011 1.90 million +3.5%
2012 1.99 million +4.4%
2013 2.07 million +4.2%
2014 2.10 million +1.2%
2015 2.13 million +1.7%
2016 2.20 million +3.0%
2017 2.19 million -0.2%
2018 2.19 million -0.3%
2019 2.14 million -1.9%
2020 2.11 million -1.6%
2021 2.04 million -3.5%
2022 1.92 million -5.5%
2023 1.83 million -4.9%
2024 1.84 million +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 660,258 534,718 1.16 million 10
1980s 847,553 646,898 1.06 million 10
1990s 1.17 million 1.07 million 1.33 million 10
2000s 2.05 million 1.32 million 2.43 million 10
2010s 2.08 million 1.84 million 2.20 million 10
2020s 1.95 million 1.83 million 2.11 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

  1. 186 American Samoa 2,694 compare
  2. 187 United States Virgin Islands 2,606 compare
  3. 188 Tonga 2,392 compare
  4. 189 Aruba 2,326 compare
  5. 190 Antigua and Barbuda 2,050 compare
  6. 191 Andorra 1,909 compare
  7. 192 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,743 compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 1.84 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
The highest recorded value was 2.43 million in 2001.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
The lowest recorded value was 534,718 in 1971.
How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.