School age population, early childhood education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, early childhood education, male was 55.91 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
55.91 million number
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
15th
of 40 groups
All-time high
78.23 million number
in 1996
All-time low
50.81 million number
in 2001
Years of data
24
1996–2019

School age population, early childhood education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1996200720191996: 78.2M number1997: 75.1M number1998: 56.9M number1999: 52.6M number2000: 51.8M number2001: 50.8M number2002: 50.9M number2003: 51.5M number2004: 52.4M number2005: 51.7M number2006: 51.4M number2007: 51.2M number2008: 51.0M number2009: 50.9M number2010: 51.1M number2011: 51.3M number2012: 51.8M number2013: 54.6M number2014: 55.0M number2015: 55.2M number2016: 55.4M number2017: 55.8M number2018: 55.9M number2019: 55.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 55.91 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 78.23 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 50.81 million number, in 2001.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 78.23 million number
1997 75.09 million number -4.0%
1998 56.87 million number -24.3%
1999 52.60 million number -7.5%
2000 51.82 million number -1.5%
2001 50.81 million number -1.9%
2002 50.89 million number +0.2%
2003 51.54 million number +1.3%
2004 52.44 million number +1.8%
2005 51.72 million number -1.4%
2006 51.35 million number -0.7%
2007 51.16 million number -0.4%
2008 50.99 million number -0.3%
2009 50.89 million number -0.2%
2010 51.09 million number +0.4%
2011 51.27 million number +0.4%
2012 51.79 million number +1.0%
2013 54.56 million number +5.4%
2014 54.97 million number +0.7%
2015 55.21 million number +0.4%
2016 55.42 million number +0.4%
2017 55.75 million number +0.6%
2018 55.92 million number +0.3%
2019 55.91 million number -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.70 million number 52.60 million number 78.23 million number 4
2000s 51.36 million number 50.81 million number 52.44 million number 10
2010s 54.19 million number 51.09 million number 55.92 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.33 million number compare
  2. 13 South Africa 4.11 million number compare
  3. 14 Türkiye 3.48 million number compare
  4. 15 Angola 3.39 million number compare
  5. 16 Egypt 2.61 million number compare
  6. 17 Yemen 2.49 million number compare
  7. 18 Germany 2.44 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School age population, early childhood education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 55.91 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 78.23 million number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 50.81 million number in 2001.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, 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/