Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 36.18 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36.18 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
36.25 million number
in 2018
All-time low
9.14 million number
in 1983
Years of data
37
1983–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1983–2019

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1983200120191983: 9.1M number1984: 9.4M number1985: 10.5M number1986: 11.5M number1987: 12.4M number1988: 13.8M number1989: 14.2M number1990: 14.3M number1991: 14.8M number1992: 16.1M number1993: 17.5M number1994: 18.4M number1995: 19.1M number1996: 19.4M number1997: 19.5M number1998: 19.4M number1999: 19.1M number2000: 18.8M number2001: 18.4M number2002: 17.3M number2003: 17.6M number2004: 18.1M number2005: 18.4M number2006: 19.2M number2007: 20.1M number2008: 20.7M number2009: 21.7M number2010: 23.0M number2011: 25.0M number2012: 28.0M number2013: 29.9M number2014: 31.4M number2015: 32.5M number2016: 34.0M number2017: 35.1M number2018: 36.3M number2019: 36.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific recorded 36.18 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2019.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 36.25 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.14 million number, in 1983.

That places East Asia & Pacific 9th out of 43 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, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific, 1983 to 2019.
Year number Change
1983 9.14 million number
1984 9.42 million number +3.0%
1985 10.48 million number +11.3%
1986 11.50 million number +9.8%
1987 12.43 million number +8.1%
1988 13.79 million number +10.9%
1989 14.25 million number +3.4%
1990 14.26 million number +0.1%
1991 14.77 million number +3.6%
1992 16.15 million number +9.3%
1993 17.46 million number +8.1%
1994 18.43 million number +5.6%
1995 19.08 million number +3.6%
1996 19.43 million number +1.8%
1997 19.50 million number +0.4%
1998 19.40 million number -0.5%
1999 19.13 million number -1.4%
2000 18.77 million number -1.9%
2001 18.36 million number -2.2%
2002 17.35 million number -5.5%
2003 17.56 million number +1.2%
2004 18.15 million number +3.3%
2005 18.36 million number +1.2%
2006 19.22 million number +4.7%
2007 20.11 million number +4.6%
2008 20.74 million number +3.1%
2009 21.66 million number +4.4%
2010 23.01 million number +6.3%
2011 24.96 million number +8.5%
2012 28.04 million number +12.3%
2013 29.90 million number +6.6%
2014 31.37 million number +4.9%
2015 32.52 million number +3.7%
2016 33.99 million number +4.5%
2017 35.14 million number +3.4%
2018 36.25 million number +3.2%
2019 36.18 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.57 million number 9.14 million number 14.25 million number 7
1990s 17.76 million number 14.26 million number 19.50 million number 10
2000s 19.03 million number 17.35 million number 21.66 million number 10
2010s 31.14 million number 23.01 million number 36.25 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 6 Indonesia 3.17 million number compare
  2. 7 Brazil 2.64 million number compare
  3. 8 Mexico 2.47 million number compare
  4. 9 Viet Nam 2.30 million number compare
  5. 10 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare
  6. 11 Kenya 1.63 million number compare
  7. 12 Japan 1.50 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?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific was 36.18 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?
The highest recorded value was 36.25 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 9.14 million number in 1983.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. 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 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.