School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School age population, early childhood educational development was 749,498 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 749,498.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 1.45 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 748,461, in 2023.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 140th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.45 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.44 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.37 million | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.29 million | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.16 million | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 981,351 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 937,691 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 887,003 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 840,052 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 803,479 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 774,566 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 748,461 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 749,498 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 million | 1.06 million | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 887,003 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 783,211 | 748,461 | 840,052 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.57 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 290,219 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 749,498 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 748,461 in 2023.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 140th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 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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February 2026 Data Release