School age population, primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School age population, primary education, female was 2.45 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 2.45 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 3.14 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.28 million, in 2013.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 198th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.08 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.09 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.13 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.09 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.05 million | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.99 million | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.92 million | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.81 million | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.69 million | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.58 million | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.48 million | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.37 million | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.28 million | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.44 million | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 2.43 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.42 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.48 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.50 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.49 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.49 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.49 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.45 million | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.45 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.08 million | 3.08 million | 3.08 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.00 million | 2.69 million | 3.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million | 2.28 million | 2.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 million | 2.45 million | 2.49 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 195 Aruba 3,744 compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 3,639 compare
- 197 Dominica 2,779 compare
- 198 American Samoa 2,645 compare
- 199 United States Virgin Islands 2,536 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 2,487 compare
- 201 Cayman Islands 2,292 compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 290,219 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.57 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 2.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- School age population, primary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 2.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 million in 2013.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release