Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 1.43 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 1.43 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 4.50 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 2020.
That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.50 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.05 million | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 3.65 million | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 3.35 million | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 3.09 million | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 2.86 million | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 2.61 million | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 2.39 million | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 2.25 million | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.16 million | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.03 million | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.73 million | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.44 million | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.42 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.38 million | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.43 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.09 million | 2.16 million | 4.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million | 1.42 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million | 1.38 million | 1.43 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.43 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 4.50 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 2020.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release