Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 30.04 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 30.04 million number. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 30.04 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.22 million number, in 1983.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 7.22 million number | — |
| 1984 | 7.47 million number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 8.15 million number | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 9.28 million number | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 10.21 million number | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 11.26 million number | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 11.60 million number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 11.50 million number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 12.34 million number | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 13.37 million number | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 14.52 million number | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 15.37 million number | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 15.86 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 16.19 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 16.11 million number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.57 million number | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 15.07 million number | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.64 million number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 14.35 million number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 13.21 million number | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 13.42 million number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.96 million number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 14.02 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.59 million number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 15.33 million number | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 16.06 million number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 16.91 million number | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 17.74 million number | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 19.52 million number | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 22.52 million number | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 24.18 million number | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 25.41 million number | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 26.26 million number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 27.44 million number | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 28.60 million number | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 29.74 million number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 30.04 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.31 million number | 7.22 million number | 11.60 million number | 7 |
| 1990s | 14.59 million number | 11.50 million number | 16.19 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.65 million number | 13.21 million number | 16.91 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.14 million number | 17.74 million number | 30.04 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 30.04 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.04 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.22 million number in 1983.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. 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.