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 14.66 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 14.66 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.
The figure 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 14.71 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.46 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 | 11.54 million number | — |
| 1998 | 11.56 million number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.46 million number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 11.61 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 11.57 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.62 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.66 million number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.86 million number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.89 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.93 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 11.95 million number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.96 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.98 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.04 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 11.95 million number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.10 million number | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 14.22 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.35 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 14.43 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.65 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.71 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.66 million number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.52 million number | 11.46 million number | 11.56 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.80 million number | 11.57 million number | 11.98 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.71 million number | 11.95 million number | 14.71 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 12 Argentina 1.10 million number compare
- 13 Colombia 1.10 million number compare
- 14 Morocco 1.01 million number compare
- 15 Russian Federation 922,175 number compare
- 16 Peru 849,595 number compare
- 17 Guatemala 807,030 number compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 768,173 number 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 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 14.66 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 14.71 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 11.46 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/