School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) was 23.05 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 23.05 million. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 57.86 million in 1975 and was at its lowest, 23.05 million, in 2024.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 80th 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, male (number) (age male) in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.78 million | — |
| 1971 | 53.44 million | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 54.51 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 55.22 million | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 56.55 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 57.86 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 56.79 million | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 55.59 million | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 53.15 million | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 50.30 million | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 47.44 million | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 44.19 million | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 41.85 million | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 41.11 million | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 41.12 million | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 42.32 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 44.46 million | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 44.85 million | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 45.58 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 46.51 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 47.49 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 50.52 million | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 52.41 million | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 54.11 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 55.31 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 53.05 million | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 50.54 million | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 47.21 million | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 31.81 million | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 30.90 million | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 30.06 million | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 29.91 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 29.03 million | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 28.34 million | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 28.33 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.00 million | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 27.75 million | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.05 million | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 27.00 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 27.15 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 27.53 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 27.98 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 29.30 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 29.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 29.81 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.47 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.64 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 31.12 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.16 million | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 30.12 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.74 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 28.51 million | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 26.48 million | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 23.05 million | -13.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in MDG: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -32.6% | 47.21 million | 31.81 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.92 million | 50.30 million | 57.86 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.94 million | 41.11 million | 47.44 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.34 million | 30.90 million | 55.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.26 million | 27.00 million | 30.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.54 million | 27.53 million | 31.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.58 million | 23.05 million | 30.12 million | 5 |
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More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia was 23.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.86 million in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.05 million in 2024.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release