Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 28.93 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 28.93 million number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 38.76 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 27.77 million number, in 2011.
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.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.83 million number | — |
| 1971 | 30.17 million number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 31.39 million number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 32.70 million number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 33.99 million number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 35.14 million number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 36.03 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 36.72 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 36.90 million number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 36.67 million number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 36.15 million number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 35.44 million number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 34.81 million number | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 33.79 million number | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 32.60 million number | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 31.42 million number | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 30.44 million number | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 29.87 million number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 29.85 million number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 30.26 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 30.94 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 31.76 million number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 32.58 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 34.00 million number | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 35.67 million number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 37.22 million number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 38.28 million number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 38.76 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 37.76 million number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 35.78 million number | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 33.45 million number | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 31.28 million number | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 29.83 million number | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 29.11 million number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 28.63 million number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.80 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 28.70 million number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.47 million number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 28.23 million number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.01 million number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 27.85 million number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 27.77 million number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 27.80 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.90 million number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.04 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 28.21 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.53 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.73 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.93 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.86 million number | 28.83 million number | 36.90 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.46 million number | 29.85 million number | 36.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.27 million number | 30.94 million number | 38.76 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.45 million number | 28.01 million number | 33.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.21 million number | 27.77 million number | 28.93 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 28.93 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.76 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.77 million number in 2011.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.