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

Latest (2020)
83.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 45 groups
All-time high
83.3%
in 2020
All-time low
14.2%
in 1983
Years of data
38
1983–2020

School enrollment, preprimary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1983–2020

204060801983200120201983: 14.2 % gross1984: 15.3 % gross1985: 17.7 % gross1986: 19.8 % gross1987: 21.2 % gross1988: 23 % gross1989: 22.8 % gross1990: 22 % gross1991: 22.2 % gross1992: 23.3 % gross1993: 24.2 % gross1994: 24.8 % gross1995: 25.9 % gross1996: 26.9 % gross1997: 28.3 % gross1998: 38.2 % gross1999: 41.3 % gross2000: 41.3 % gross2001: 41.3 % gross2002: 38.7 % gross2003: 38.8 % gross2004: 39.6 % gross2005: 40.9 % gross2006: 43.6 % gross2007: 46.2 % gross2008: 48.2 % gross2009: 50.8 % gross2010: 53.1 % gross2011: 57.9 % gross2012: 64.7 % gross2013: 68.6 % gross2014: 71.7 % gross2015: 74.2 % gross2016: 77.4 % gross2017: 79.5 % gross2018: 82.6 % gross2019: 83.2 % gross2020: 83.3 % gross

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

Annual values for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1983 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 114.5% compare
  2. 7 Malta 112.5% compare
  3. 8 Israel 112.0% compare
  4. 9 Belgium 111.7% compare
  5. 10 Germany 108.4% compare
  6. 11 France 107.3% compare
  7. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 105.7% compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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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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Indicator
School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)
Unit
% gross
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,379 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

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.