School age population, pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 39.28 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
39.28 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
16th
of 43 groups
All-time high
67.55 million number
in 1976
All-time low
36.62 million number
in 2009
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 39.28 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 67.55 million number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 36.62 million number, in 2009.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.65 million number | — |
| 1971 | 60.62 million number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 62.92 million number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 65.09 million number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 66.81 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 67.52 million number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 67.55 million number | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 66.82 million number | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 65.29 million number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 63.28 million number | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 61.38 million number | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 59.46 million number | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 57.06 million number | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 54.51 million number | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 52.30 million number | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 51.34 million number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 51.06 million number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 51.95 million number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 53.63 million number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 55.73 million number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 57.54 million number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 59.16 million number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 61.77 million number | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 64.53 million number | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 66.62 million number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 65.96 million number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 64.57 million number | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 61.37 million number | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 44.13 million number | -28.1% |
| 1999 | 39.99 million number | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 39.00 million number | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 37.99 million number | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 37.96 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 38.50 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 39.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 38.27 million number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 37.74 million number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 37.32 million number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 36.94 million number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 36.62 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 37.09 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.14 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.65 million number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 37.95 million number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.23 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 38.39 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 38.59 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.84 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 39.08 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 39.28 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.46 million number | 58.65 million number | 67.55 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.84 million number | 51.06 million number | 61.38 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.56 million number | 39.99 million number | 66.62 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.95 million number | 36.62 million number | 39.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.22 million number | 37.09 million number | 39.28 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific was 39.28 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 67.55 million number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.62 million number in 2009.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.