Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 29.81 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 29.81 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019. 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 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female 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 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 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 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 29.81 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.81 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female 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?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female 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 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.