School age population, early childhood education, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, early childhood education, female was 51.01 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
51.01 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
15th
of 40 groups
All-time high
73.21 million number
in 1996
All-time low
46.03 million number
in 2009
Years of data
24
1996–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1996200720191996: 73.2M number1997: 70.0M number1998: 52.8M number1999: 48.6M number2000: 47.7M number2001: 46.7M number2002: 46.8M number2003: 47.4M number2004: 48.2M number2005: 47.4M number2006: 47.0M number2007: 46.6M number2008: 46.3M number2009: 46.0M number2010: 46.1M number2011: 46.2M number2012: 46.6M number2013: 49.1M number2014: 49.5M number2015: 49.8M number2016: 50.1M number2017: 50.5M number2018: 50.9M number2019: 51.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 51.01 million number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 73.21 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 46.03 million number, in 2009.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 15th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 73.21 million number
1997 69.99 million number -4.4%
1998 52.80 million number -24.6%
1999 48.56 million number -8.0%
2000 47.74 million number -1.7%
2001 46.71 million number -2.2%
2002 46.76 million number +0.1%
2003 47.37 million number +1.3%
2004 48.22 million number +1.8%
2005 47.43 million number -1.6%
2006 46.98 million number -0.9%
2007 46.62 million number -0.8%
2008 46.29 million number -0.7%
2009 46.03 million number -0.6%
2010 46.11 million number +0.2%
2011 46.21 million number +0.2%
2012 46.61 million number +0.9%
2013 49.05 million number +5.2%
2014 49.45 million number +0.8%
2015 49.77 million number +0.6%
2016 50.06 million number +0.6%
2017 50.55 million number +1.0%
2018 50.87 million number +0.6%
2019 51.01 million number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.14 million number 48.56 million number 73.21 million number 4
2000s 47.02 million number 46.03 million number 48.22 million number 10
2010s 48.97 million number 46.11 million number 51.01 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.25 million number compare
  2. 13 South Africa 4.01 million number compare
  3. 14 Angola 3.33 million number compare
  4. 15 Türkiye 3.32 million number compare
  5. 16 Egypt 2.45 million number compare
  6. 17 Yemen 2.39 million number compare
  7. 18 Germany 2.31 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School age population, early childhood education, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 51.01 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 73.21 million number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 46.03 million number in 2009.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/