School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 17.30 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: East Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: East Asia stood at 17.30 million. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 19.93 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.30 million, in 2024.
That places AIMS: East Asia 30th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.86 million | — |
| 1998 | 19.86 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 19.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.65 million | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.55 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.40 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 19.29 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 19.37 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 19.32 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 19.28 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 19.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 19.76 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.86 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.82 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 19.93 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.02 million | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 19.13 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.20 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.20 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.02 million | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 18.68 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.27 million | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.01 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 17.79 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.63 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 17.45 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 17.30 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.83 million | 19.76 million | 19.86 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.46 million | 19.28 million | 19.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.21 million | 18.27 million | 19.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.64 million | 17.30 million | 18.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
- 27 Australia 461,231 compare
- 28 Venezuela 423,357 compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 422,170 compare
- 30 South Korea 373,583 compare
- 31 Haiti 372,750 compare
- 32 Chile 360,072 compare
- 33 North Korea 352,419 compare
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 80.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 60.25 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 97.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 45.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: East Asia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: East Asia was 17.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.93 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.30 million in 2024.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 30th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release