School age population, lower secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 46.32 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.32 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
15th
of 45 groups
All-time high
60.81 million number
in 2002
All-time low
28.36 million number
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, lower secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 46.32 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2019.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 60.81 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28.36 million number, in 1971.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 28.46 million number
1971 28.36 million number -0.4%
1972 28.86 million number +1.8%
1973 30.05 million number +4.1%
1974 31.42 million number +4.5%
1975 32.67 million number +4.0%
1976 34.51 million number +5.7%
1977 46.48 million number +34.7%
1978 48.35 million number +4.0%
1979 50.39 million number +4.2%
1980 52.36 million number +3.9%
1981 54.15 million number +3.4%
1982 55.53 million number +2.5%
1983 56.17 million number +1.2%
1984 56.28 million number +0.2%
1985 56.20 million number -0.1%
1986 56.00 million number -0.4%
1987 55.23 million number -1.4%
1988 53.86 million number -2.5%
1989 52.12 million number -3.2%
1990 50.24 million number -3.6%
1991 48.53 million number -3.4%
1992 47.29 million number -2.6%
1993 46.98 million number -0.6%
1994 47.31 million number +0.7%
1995 47.76 million number +1.0%
1996 48.22 million number +1.0%
1997 49.56 million number +2.8%
1998 51.79 million number +4.5%
1999 54.41 million number +5.1%
2000 57.27 million number +5.3%
2001 59.89 million number +4.6%
2002 60.81 million number +1.5%
2003 59.81 million number -1.6%
2004 57.53 million number -3.8%
2005 54.69 million number -4.9%
2006 51.95 million number -5.0%
2007 49.70 million number -4.3%
2008 48.40 million number -2.6%
2009 47.73 million number -1.4%
2010 47.37 million number -0.8%
2011 46.93 million number -0.9%
2012 46.55 million number -0.8%
2013 46.15 million number -0.9%
2014 45.75 million number -0.9%
2015 45.41 million number -0.8%
2016 45.16 million number -0.5%
2017 46.11 million number +2.1%
2018 46.16 million number +0.1%
2019 46.32 million number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 35.95 million number 28.36 million number 50.39 million number 10
1980s 54.79 million number 52.12 million number 56.28 million number 10
1990s 49.21 million number 46.98 million number 54.41 million number 10
2000s 54.78 million number 47.73 million number 60.81 million number 10
2010s 46.19 million number 45.16 million number 47.37 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 12 Mexico 3.42 million number compare
  2. 13 Viet Nam 2.89 million number compare
  3. 14 Egypt 2.80 million number compare
  4. 15 Türkiye 2.76 million number compare
  5. 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.75 million number compare
  6. 17 Germany 2.39 million number compare
  7. 18 Uganda 2.31 million number compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 46.32 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 60.81 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 28.36 million number in 1971.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.