School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): School age population, primary education, male was 63.93 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
63.93 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
76.50 million
in 1980
All-time low
49.81 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) is 63.93 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 76.50 million in 1980 and was at its lowest, 49.81 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 68th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.81 million | — |
| 1971 | 55.12 million | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 60.77 million | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 66.65 million | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 72.65 million | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 73.34 million | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 73.05 million | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 73.88 million | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 74.95 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 75.61 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 76.50 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 75.08 million | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 73.02 million | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 69.48 million | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 66.25 million | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 62.69 million | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 59.51 million | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 57.70 million | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 57.29 million | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 57.76 million | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 59.90 million | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 60.77 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 61.79 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 63.15 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 65.07 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 66.83 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 69.35 million | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 71.71 million | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 73.87 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 72.42 million | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 69.44 million | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 66.56 million | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 62.95 million | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 58.61 million | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 65.67 million | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 63.89 million | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 62.34 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 61.48 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.28 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 59.32 million | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 58.59 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 58.22 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 58.05 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 57.69 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 58.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 59.02 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.05 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.91 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 61.65 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 62.96 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 63.52 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 64.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 63.74 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.84 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.93 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.58 million | 49.81 million | 75.61 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.53 million | 57.29 million | 76.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.49 million | 59.90 million | 73.87 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.05 million | 58.61 million | 69.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.54 million | 57.69 million | 62.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.82 million | 63.52 million | 64.07 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 56.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % 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 23.84 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 63.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.50 million in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.81 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release