Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 96.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 96.96 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 97.10 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.83 million, in 1997.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 124th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.83 million | — |
| 1998 | 33.83 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 34.33 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 34.82 million | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 35.03 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.37 million | +112.3% |
| 2003 | 74.45 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.48 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.48 million | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 81.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.44 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.42 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.30 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.28 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.25 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.63 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 83.92 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.44 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 86.60 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 87.63 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 88.27 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.70 million | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 94.75 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.42 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 96.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.10 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.96 million | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +112.3% | 35.03 million | 74.37 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.99 million | 33.83 million | 34.33 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.03 million | 34.82 million | 81.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.55 million | 81.25 million | 94.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.59 million | 95.57 million | 97.10 million | 5 |
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)
All data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 96.96 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 97.10 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.83 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release