Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 4.89 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 4.89 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 8.36 million in 1973 and was at its lowest, 4.72 million, in 2013.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 200th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.20 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.20 million | +32.2% |
| 1972 | 8.35 million | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 8.36 million | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 8.35 million | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 8.33 million | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 8.35 million | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 8.27 million | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 8.23 million | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 8.32 million | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 8.31 million | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 8.23 million | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 8.06 million | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 7.79 million | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 7.49 million | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 7.20 million | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 6.98 million | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 6.92 million | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 6.93 million | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 7.00 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 7.11 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 7.11 million | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.99 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 6.79 million | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.59 million | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 6.38 million | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 6.20 million | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 6.19 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 6.21 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.36 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 6.48 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 6.56 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.53 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.41 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.27 million | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 6.13 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.92 million | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 5.68 million | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.45 million | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.22 million | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.97 million | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.72 million | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 4.97 million | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.93 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.88 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.88 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.93 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.99 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.96 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.94 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.94 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.89 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 4.89 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.10 million | 6.20 million | 8.36 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.49 million | 6.92 million | 8.31 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.59 million | 6.19 million | 7.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 million | 5.68 million | 6.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.00 million | 4.72 million | 5.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.92 million | 4.89 million | 4.96 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 197 Marshall Islands 5,369 compare
- 198 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,110 compare
- 199 Cayman Islands 4,334 compare
- 200 Andorra 4,218 compare
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,673 compare
- 202 Bermuda 3,377 compare
- 203 Gibraltar 2,755 compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 891,267 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,915 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 944,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 4.89 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 million in 1973.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 million in 2013.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.