Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 33.90 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
33.90 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
33.90 million number
in 2019
All-time low
7.68 million number
in 1983
Years of data
37
1983–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1983–2019

10.0M20.0M30.0M1983200120191983: 7.7M number1984: 7.9M number1985: 9.0M number1986: 10.0M number1987: 11.0M number1988: 12.3M number1989: 12.7M number1990: 12.7M number1991: 13.3M number1992: 14.6M number1993: 16.0M number1994: 16.9M number1995: 17.6M number1996: 17.9M number1997: 18.0M number1998: 17.3M number1999: 17.0M number2000: 16.6M number2001: 16.2M number2002: 15.2M number2003: 15.4M number2004: 16.0M number2005: 16.2M number2006: 17.1M number2007: 18.0M number2008: 18.7M number2009: 19.6M number2010: 20.6M number2011: 22.5M number2012: 25.6M number2013: 27.4M number2014: 28.9M number2015: 30.0M number2016: 31.4M number2017: 32.5M number2018: 33.7M number2019: 33.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 33.90 million number. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 33.90 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.68 million number, in 1983.

That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 11th 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, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1983 to 2019.
Year number Change
1983 7.68 million number
1984 7.95 million number +3.6%
1985 9.00 million number +13.2%
1986 10.02 million number +11.3%
1987 10.95 million number +9.3%
1988 12.29 million number +12.2%
1989 12.74 million number +3.6%
1990 12.74 million number +0.0%
1991 13.26 million number +4.1%
1992 14.65 million number +10.4%
1993 15.95 million number +8.9%
1994 16.93 million number +6.1%
1995 17.56 million number +3.7%
1996 17.94 million number +2.2%
1997 17.98 million number +0.2%
1998 17.29 million number -3.8%
1999 16.98 million number -1.8%
2000 16.60 million number -2.2%
2001 16.18 million number -2.5%
2002 15.19 million number -6.1%
2003 15.43 million number +1.6%
2004 16.03 million number +3.8%
2005 16.24 million number +1.3%
2006 17.12 million number +5.4%
2007 18.03 million number +5.3%
2008 18.69 million number +3.6%
2009 19.63 million number +5.0%
2010 20.61 million number +5.0%
2011 22.55 million number +9.4%
2012 25.59 million number +13.5%
2013 27.39 million number +7.1%
2014 28.85 million number +5.3%
2015 29.98 million number +3.9%
2016 31.37 million number +4.6%
2017 32.53 million number +3.7%
2018 33.68 million number +3.5%
2019 33.90 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10.09 million number 7.68 million number 12.74 million number 7
1990s 16.13 million number 12.74 million number 17.98 million number 10
2000s 16.91 million number 15.19 million number 19.63 million number 10
2010s 28.64 million number 20.61 million number 33.90 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

  1. 8 Mexico 2.47 million number compare
  2. 9 Viet Nam 2.30 million number compare
  3. 10 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare
  4. 11 Kenya 1.63 million number compare
  5. 12 Japan 1.50 million number compare
  6. 13 Ethiopia 1.31 million number compare
  7. 14 France 1.30 million number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 33.90 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 33.90 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.68 million number in 1983.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male 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.