School age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, early childhood educational development was 30.10 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 30.10 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 30.18 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.28 million number, in 1999.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.46 million number | — |
| 1998 | 23.49 million number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 23.28 million number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 23.59 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 23.50 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.62 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 23.71 million number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.14 million number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 24.22 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 24.34 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.43 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 24.50 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 24.58 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 24.66 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 24.72 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 24.53 million number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 29.08 million number | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 29.28 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.50 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 29.63 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.05 million number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 30.18 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.10 million number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.41 million number | 23.28 million number | 23.49 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.06 million number | 23.50 million number | 24.58 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.17 million number | 24.53 million number | 30.18 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 30.10 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.18 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.28 million number in 1999.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/