School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 31.46 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 31.46 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 38.34 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.70 million, in 1973.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 48th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.60 million | — |
| 1971 | 22.39 million | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 22.14 million | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 21.70 million | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 30.88 million | +42.3% |
| 1975 | 36.76 million | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 34.20 million | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 34.52 million | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 34.06 million | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 32.91 million | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 36.82 million | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 36.49 million | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 37.36 million | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 36.05 million | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 35.38 million | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 34.74 million | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 33.13 million | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 31.04 million | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 30.31 million | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 28.98 million | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 29.16 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 30.32 million | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 31.10 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 32.09 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 34.03 million | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 31.75 million | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 33.04 million | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 34.25 million | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 35.99 million | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 37.42 million | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 36.52 million | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 37.44 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 38.34 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 33.23 million | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 31.78 million | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 30.92 million | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 30.29 million | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 29.79 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.09 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.44 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 28.06 million | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 27.82 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.39 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 27.44 million | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 27.37 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.25 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.50 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 27.73 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.23 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 28.70 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 29.40 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 29.58 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 29.72 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 30.06 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.46 million | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +42.3% | 21.70 million | 30.88 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.52 million | 21.70 million | 36.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.03 million | 28.98 million | 37.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.91 million | 29.16 million | 37.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.58 million | 28.44 million | 38.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.85 million | 27.25 million | 28.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.04 million | 29.40 million | 31.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 31.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.34 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.70 million in 1973.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release