School age population, early childhood educational development program in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 16.04 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.04 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
11th
of 38 groups
All-time high
16.05 million number
in 2018
All-time low
13.27 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in East Asia & Pacific, 1997–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1997200820191997: 13.3M number1998: 13.3M number1999: 13.6M number2000: 13.3M number2001: 13.6M number2002: 13.7M number2003: 13.7M number2004: 13.8M number2005: 13.8M number2006: 13.9M number2007: 13.5M number2008: 13.9M number2009: 13.9M number2010: 14.0M number2011: 14.0M number2012: 14.4M number2013: 15.5M number2014: 15.6M number2015: 15.7M number2016: 15.8M number2017: 16.0M number2018: 16.1M number2019: 16.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development program in East Asia & Pacific is 16.04 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 16.05 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.27 million number, in 1997.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.37 million number 13.27 million number 13.56 million number 3
2000s 13.72 million number 13.32 million number 13.94 million number 10
2010s 15.30 million number 13.96 million number 16.05 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 8 Türkiye 1.31 million number compare
  2. 9 Ghana 1.22 million number compare
  3. 10 Yemen, Republic of 1.21 million number compare
  4. 11 Germany 1.19 million number compare
  5. 12 Argentina 1.10 million number compare
  6. 13 Colombia 1.10 million number compare
  7. 14 Morocco 1.01 million 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 program in East Asia & Pacific?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in East Asia & Pacific was 16.04 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The highest recorded value was 16.05 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 13.27 million number in 1997.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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/