School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 65.82 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-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 65.82 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 130.34 million in 1975 and was at its lowest, 65.82 million, in 2024.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 125.12 million | — |
| 1971 | 120.71 million | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 123.04 million | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 124.68 million | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 127.55 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 130.34 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 128.52 million | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 126.45 million | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 121.87 million | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 116.47 million | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 110.99 million | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 104.81 million | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 100.48 million | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 99.30 million | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 99.72 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 102.43 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 106.89 million | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 107.92 million | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 109.58 million | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 111.53 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 113.36 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 118.89 million | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 122.07 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 125.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 127.32 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 123.02 million | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 118.10 million | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 112.57 million | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 83.03 million | -26.2% |
| 1999 | 81.01 million | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 79.13 million | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 77.27 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 75.36 million | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 73.84 million | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 73.66 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.03 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 72.68 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 71.56 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 71.59 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 72.76 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 73.40 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 75.54 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 76.97 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 77.82 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 78.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 80.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 82.04 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 80.22 million | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 79.89 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 79.15 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 76.62 million | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 72.56 million | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 65.82 million | -9.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -26.2% | 112.57 million | 83.03 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124.48 million | 116.47 million | 130.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 105.36 million | 99.30 million | 111.53 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 112.44 million | 81.01 million | 127.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.01 million | 71.56 million | 79.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.68 million | 72.76 million | 82.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.81 million | 65.82 million | 79.89 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 65.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 130.34 million in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.82 million in 2024.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release