School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 9.64 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.64 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.98 million
in 2009
All-time low
9.44 million
in 2022
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia is 9.64 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 14.98 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.44 million, in 2022.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 46th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.54 million | — |
| 1998 | 10.66 million | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 11.24 million | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 11.96 million | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 12.89 million | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 11.64 million | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 12.26 million | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 12.86 million | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 13.79 million | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 14.56 million | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 14.05 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 14.53 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 14.98 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 12.34 million | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 11.62 million | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 11.22 million | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 10.92 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.70 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.37 million | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 10.09 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.88 million | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.73 million | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.11 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 9.61 million | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 9.52 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.44 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.58 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 9.64 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.48 million | 9.54 million | 11.24 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.35 million | 11.64 million | 14.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.70 million | 9.73 million | 12.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.55 million | 9.44 million | 9.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 9.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.98 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.44 million in 2022.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release