School enrollment, preprimary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School enrollment, preprimary, male was 83.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1983–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 83.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 83.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1983.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 14.2% | — |
| 1984 | 15.3% | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 21.2% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 23.0% | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 22.8% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 22.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 28.3% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +35.0% |
| 1999 | 41.3% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.1% | 14.2% | 23.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 22.0% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 38.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 53.1% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 83.3% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1983.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.