Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 69.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2012–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 69.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 53.4% | — |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +0.1% |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110.6% compare
- 4 Czechia 109.7% compare
- 5 Turks and Caicos Islands 109.5% compare
- 6 Malta 107.7% compare
- 7 France 106.2% compare
- 8 Aruba 105.8%
- 9 Switzerland 102.8% compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.00 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 69.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2012.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.