Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 29.81 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
29.81 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
12th
of 45 groups
All-time high
29.81 million number
in 2019
All-time low
7.13 million number
in 1983
Years of data
37
1983–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2019

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M1983200120191983: 7.1M number1984: 7.4M number1985: 8.1M number1986: 9.2M number1987: 10.1M number1988: 11.1M number1989: 11.5M number1990: 11.4M number1991: 12.2M number1992: 13.2M number1993: 14.4M number1994: 15.2M number1995: 15.7M number1996: 16.0M number1997: 16.0M number1998: 15.4M number1999: 14.9M number2000: 14.5M number2001: 14.2M number2002: 13.0M number2003: 13.2M number2004: 13.8M number2005: 13.8M number2006: 14.4M number2007: 15.1M number2008: 15.9M number2009: 16.7M number2010: 17.5M number2011: 19.3M number2012: 22.3M number2013: 24.0M number2014: 25.2M number2015: 26.0M number2016: 27.2M number2017: 28.4M number2018: 29.5M number2019: 29.8M number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 29.81 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 29.81 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.13 million number, in 1983.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983 to 2019.
Year number Change
1983 7.13 million number —
1984 7.38 million number +3.6%
1985 8.06 million number +9.2%
1986 9.19 million number +13.9%
1987 10.10 million number +10.0%
1988 11.14 million number +10.3%
1989 11.47 million number +2.9%
1990 11.37 million number -0.9%
1991 12.21 million number +7.4%
1992 13.23 million number +8.4%
1993 14.38 million number +8.7%
1994 15.22 million number +5.9%
1995 15.71 million number +3.2%
1996 16.03 million number +2.0%
1997 15.95 million number -0.5%
1998 15.41 million number -3.4%
1999 14.89 million number -3.3%
2000 14.47 million number -2.8%
2001 14.17 million number -2.1%
2002 13.04 million number -8.0%
2003 13.24 million number +1.5%
2004 13.77 million number +4.0%
2005 13.84 million number +0.5%
2006 14.41 million number +4.1%
2007 15.14 million number +5.1%
2008 15.87 million number +4.8%
2009 16.71 million number +5.3%
2010 17.53 million number +4.9%
2011 19.31 million number +10.1%
2012 22.30 million number +15.5%
2013 23.96 million number +7.5%
2014 25.19 million number +5.1%
2015 26.05 million number +3.4%
2016 27.23 million number +4.5%
2017 28.38 million number +4.2%
2018 29.52 million number +4.0%
2019 29.81 million number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.21 million number 7.13 million number 11.47 million number 7
1990s 14.44 million number 11.37 million number 16.03 million number 10
2000s 14.47 million number 13.04 million number 16.71 million number 10
2010s 24.93 million number 17.53 million number 29.81 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 9 Vietnam 2.11 million number compare
  2. 10 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare
  3. 11 Kenya 1.57 million number compare
  4. 12 Japan 1.46 million number compare
  5. 13 France 1.24 million number compare
  6. 14 Ethiopia 1.21 million number compare
  7. 15 Germany 1.14 million number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 29.81 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 29.81 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.13 million number in 1983.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) with 594 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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Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
241 places, 7,798 data points, 1970–2020
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Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) with 594 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.