School age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School age population, early childhood educational development was 15.00 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.00 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
14th
of 38 groups
All-time high
15.04 million number
in 2018
All-time low
11.87 million number
in 1999
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1997–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1997200820191997: 11.9M number1998: 12.0M number1999: 11.9M number2000: 12.0M number2001: 12.0M number2002: 12.0M number2003: 12.0M number2004: 12.2M number2005: 12.3M number2006: 12.3M number2007: 12.3M number2008: 12.3M number2009: 12.3M number2010: 12.4M number2011: 12.4M number2012: 12.3M number2013: 14.4M number2014: 14.5M number2015: 14.7M number2016: 14.7M number2017: 15.0M number2018: 15.0M number2019: 15.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 15.00 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 15.04 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.87 million number, in 1999.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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 (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 11.95 million number
1998 11.96 million number +0.1%
1999 11.87 million number -0.8%
2000 12.02 million number +1.2%
2001 11.97 million number -0.4%
2002 12.01 million number +0.4%
2003 12.05 million number +0.3%
2004 12.24 million number +1.6%
2005 12.27 million number +0.2%
2006 12.31 million number +0.3%
2007 12.32 million number +0.1%
2008 12.33 million number +0.1%
2009 12.35 million number +0.1%
2010 12.37 million number +0.1%
2011 12.39 million number +0.2%
2012 12.29 million number -0.8%
2013 14.43 million number +17.4%
2014 14.54 million number +0.8%
2015 14.67 million number +0.9%
2016 14.75 million number +0.5%
2017 14.97 million number +1.5%
2018 15.04 million number +0.5%
2019 15.00 million number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.93 million number 11.87 million number 11.96 million number 3
2000s 12.19 million number 11.97 million number 12.35 million number 10
2010s 14.04 million number 12.29 million number 15.04 million number 10

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

  1. 11 Germany 1.19 million number compare
  2. 12 Argentina 1.10 million number compare
  3. 13 Colombia 1.10 million number compare
  4. 14 Morocco 1.01 million number compare
  5. 15 Russian Federation 922,175 number compare
  6. 16 Peru 849,595 number compare
  7. 17 Guatemala 807,030 number compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
School age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 15.00 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 (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 15.04 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.87 million number in 1999.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/