Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 55.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in East Asia & Pacific, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 55.4% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 55.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1993.
That places East Asia & Pacific 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 35.6% | — |
| 1974 | 36.6% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 25.6% | -31.6% |
| 1977 | 15.5% | -39.2% |
| 1978 | 21.9% | +40.9% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 23.0% | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 20.8% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 16.6% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 16.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in East Asia & Pacific changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -39.2% | 25.6% | 15.5% |
| 1978 | +40.9% | 15.5% | 21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1% | 15.5% | 37.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 16.6% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 15.2% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 30.5% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 49.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in East Asia & Pacific?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in East Asia & Pacific was 55.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1993.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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About this data
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.