School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 58.70 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia is 58.70 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 90.11 million in 1983 and was at its lowest, 35.29 million, in 1974.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 70th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.00 million | — |
| 1971 | 46.08 million | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 39.96 million | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 36.36 million | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 35.29 million | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 43.52 million | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 58.24 million | +33.8% |
| 1977 | 83.61 million | +43.6% |
| 1978 | 86.91 million | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 83.92 million | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 82.25 million | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 84.14 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 86.12 million | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 90.11 million | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 88.88 million | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 87.30 million | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 84.33 million | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 81.08 million | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 76.51 million | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 71.77 million | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 67.32 million | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 65.03 million | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 64.52 million | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 66.01 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 68.29 million | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 71.44 million | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 71.58 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.04 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 71.93 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 76.10 million | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 80.53 million | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 82.60 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 83.68 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 84.19 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 80.65 million | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 74.94 million | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 67.59 million | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 64.73 million | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 62.84 million | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 61.10 million | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 59.38 million | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 57.67 million | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 56.32 million | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 56.22 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.61 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 55.06 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 53.70 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 53.54 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 53.73 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 54.38 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 55.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 56.53 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 57.76 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 58.54 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 58.70 million | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in SDG: Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +43.6% | 58.24 million | 83.61 million |
| 1976 | +33.8% | 43.52 million | 58.24 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.09 million | 35.29 million | 86.91 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.25 million | 71.77 million | 90.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.43 million | 64.52 million | 76.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.28 million | 61.10 million | 84.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.56 million | 53.54 million | 59.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.35 million | 55.24 million | 58.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 58.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.11 million in 1983.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.29 million in 1974.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release