School age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 15.30 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
15.30 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
19.95 million number
in 1996
All-time low
14.64 million number
in 2010
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 15.30 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 19.95 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.64 million number, in 2010.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 15.51 million number
1971 16.13 million number +4.0%
1972 16.76 million number +3.9%
1973 17.40 million number +3.8%
1974 17.98 million number +3.3%
1975 18.45 million number +2.6%
1976 18.75 million number +1.6%
1977 18.91 million number +0.9%
1978 18.86 million number -0.3%
1979 18.63 million number -1.2%
1980 18.28 million number -1.9%
1981 17.88 million number -2.2%
1982 17.45 million number -2.5%
1983 16.86 million number -3.4%
1984 16.23 million number -3.7%
1985 15.68 million number -3.4%
1986 15.32 million number -2.3%
1987 15.25 million number -0.4%
1988 15.44 million number +1.2%
1989 15.82 million number +2.4%
1990 16.30 million number +3.0%
1991 16.77 million number +2.9%
1992 17.38 million number +3.6%
1993 18.19 million number +4.7%
1994 19.03 million number +4.6%
1995 19.70 million number +3.5%
1996 19.95 million number +1.3%
1997 19.71 million number -1.2%
1998 18.87 million number -4.3%
1999 17.67 million number -6.3%
2000 16.44 million number -7.0%
2001 15.56 million number -5.4%
2002 15.08 million number -3.1%
2003 14.91 million number -1.1%
2004 14.98 million number +0.4%
2005 15.09 million number +0.8%
2006 14.92 million number -1.1%
2007 14.83 million number -0.6%
2008 14.74 million number -0.6%
2009 14.68 million number -0.5%
2010 14.64 million number -0.2%
2011 14.67 million number +0.2%
2012 14.73 million number +0.4%
2013 14.82 million number +0.6%
2014 14.92 million number +0.7%
2015 15.02 million number +0.6%
2016 15.08 million number +0.4%
2017 15.16 million number +0.5%
2018 15.24 million number +0.5%
2019 15.30 million number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17.74 million number 15.51 million number 18.91 million number 10
1980s 16.42 million number 15.25 million number 18.28 million number 10
1990s 18.36 million number 16.30 million number 19.95 million number 10
2000s 15.12 million number 14.68 million number 16.44 million number 10
2010s 14.96 million number 14.64 million number 15.30 million number 10

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

  1. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 891,505 number compare
  2. 16 Viet Nam 810,653 number compare
  3. 17 Uganda 744,754 number compare
  4. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 728,581 number compare
  5. 19 Kenya 704,826 number compare
  6. 20 Türkiye 703,094 number compare
  7. 21 Sudan 599,109 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.30 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 19.95 million number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 14.64 million number in 2010.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/