School age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 816,131 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
816,131
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.35 million
in 1978
All-time low
816,131
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 816,131 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 1.35 million in 1978 and was at its lowest, 816,131, in 2024.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.25 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.26 million | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.29 million | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.34 million | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 1.33 million | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.33 million | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.34 million | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.33 million | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.35 million | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.28 million | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.25 million | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.23 million | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.20 million | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.18 million | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.19 million | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.19 million | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.20 million | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.22 million | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.22 million | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.22 million | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.23 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.26 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.27 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.27 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.27 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.21 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 989,212 | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 948,312 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 938,209 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 895,513 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 868,233 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 889,423 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 927,356 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 898,932 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 902,780 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 939,443 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 929,949 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 934,902 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 898,154 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 922,435 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 907,954 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 865,969 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 819,694 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 816,131 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 million | 1.25 million | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 million | 1.18 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 million | 1.23 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 938,209 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 908,468 | 868,233 | 939,443 | 10 |
| 2020s | 866,437 | 816,131 | 922,435 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 199 American Samoa 834 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 803 compare
- 201 Dominica 729 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 574 compare
- 203 Bermuda 569 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 533 compare
- 205 Andorra 527 compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 816,131 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 816,131 in 2024.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release