Population of compulsory school age, male in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Population of compulsory school age, male was 145.86 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
145.86 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
12th
of 43 groups
All-time high
166.36 million number
in 2002
All-time low
141.45 million number
in 2014
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1997–2019

050.0M100.0M150.0M1997200820191997: 146.3M number1998: 146.3M number1999: 148.7M number2000: 149.7M number2001: 148.6M number2002: 166.4M number2003: 164.7M number2004: 155.4M number2005: 154.8M number2006: 151.6M number2007: 148.5M number2008: 146.2M number2009: 144.7M number2010: 144.5M number2011: 143.3M number2012: 142.4M number2013: 141.7M number2014: 141.5M number2015: 142.0M number2016: 142.3M number2017: 142.6M number2018: 145.2M number2019: 145.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in East Asia & Pacific stood at 145.86 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 166.36 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 141.45 million number, in 2014.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 146.28 million number
1998 146.29 million number +0.0%
1999 148.74 million number +1.7%
2000 149.75 million number +0.7%
2001 148.64 million number -0.7%
2002 166.36 million number +11.9%
2003 164.68 million number -1.0%
2004 155.37 million number -5.7%
2005 154.85 million number -0.3%
2006 151.60 million number -2.1%
2007 148.46 million number -2.1%
2008 146.23 million number -1.5%
2009 144.65 million number -1.1%
2010 144.51 million number -0.1%
2011 143.34 million number -0.8%
2012 142.43 million number -0.6%
2013 141.73 million number -0.5%
2014 141.45 million number -0.2%
2015 141.99 million number +0.4%
2016 142.34 million number +0.2%
2017 142.57 million number +0.2%
2018 145.19 million number +1.8%
2019 145.86 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 147.10 million number 146.28 million number 148.74 million number 3
2000s 153.06 million number 144.65 million number 166.36 million number 10
2010s 143.14 million number 141.45 million number 145.86 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 9 Brazil 13.47 million number compare
  2. 10 Egypt 11.83 million number compare
  3. 11 Ethiopia 11.19 million number compare
  4. 12 Russian Federation 8.99 million number compare
  5. 13 Türkiye 8.31 million number compare
  6. 14 Kenya 7.96 million number compare
  7. 15 Bangladesh 7.56 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in East Asia & Pacific?
Population of compulsory school age, male in East Asia & Pacific was 145.86 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The highest recorded value was 166.36 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 141.45 million number in 2014.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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