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

Latest (2019)
14.66 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
15th
of 38 groups
All-time high
14.71 million number
in 2018
All-time low
11.46 million number
in 1999
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1997200820191997: 11.5M number1998: 11.6M number1999: 11.5M number2000: 11.6M number2001: 11.6M number2002: 11.6M number2003: 11.7M number2004: 11.9M number2005: 11.9M number2006: 11.9M number2007: 11.9M number2008: 12.0M number2009: 12.0M number2010: 12.0M number2011: 12.0M number2012: 11.9M number2013: 14.1M number2014: 14.2M number2015: 14.3M number2016: 14.4M number2017: 14.6M number2018: 14.7M number2019: 14.7M number

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

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 12 Argentina 1.10 million number compare
  2. 13 Colombia 1.10 million number compare
  3. 14 Morocco 1.01 million number compare
  4. 15 Russian Federation 922,175 number compare
  5. 16 Peru 849,595 number compare
  6. 17 Guatemala 807,030 number compare
  7. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 768,173 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 (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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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/