School age population, primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School age population, primary education, male was 2.59 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.59 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
197th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.47 million
in 2002
All-time low
2.44 million
in 2013
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 2.59 million.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 3.47 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.44 million, in 2013.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 197th 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, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.40 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.45 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.44 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.39 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.34 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.25 million | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.16 million | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.03 million | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.90 million | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.78 million | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.66 million | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.53 million | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.44 million | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.60 million | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 2.57 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.56 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.63 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.65 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.63 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.63 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.63 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.58 million | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.59 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.40 million | 3.40 million | 3.40 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.28 million | 2.90 million | 3.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 million | 2.44 million | 2.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 million | 2.58 million | 2.63 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,261 compare
- 195 Aruba 3,888 compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 3,749 compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 2,856 compare
- 198 Dominica 2,778 compare
- 199 American Samoa 2,628 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 2,593 compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60,829 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- School age population, primary education, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 2.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 million in 2013.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release