School age population, primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, primary education, male was 88.89 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
88.89 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
101.80 million number
in 1998
All-time low
70.99 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 88.89 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 101.80 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 70.99 million number, in 1970.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70.99 million number | — |
| 1971 | 74.13 million number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 77.19 million number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 80.31 million number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 83.50 million number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 86.67 million number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 89.66 million number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 92.45 million number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 94.67 million number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 95.52 million number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 95.96 million number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 95.46 million number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 94.92 million number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 93.72 million number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 91.86 million number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 89.38 million number | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 86.52 million number | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 83.99 million number | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 82.14 million number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 81.22 million number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 81.37 million number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 82.51 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 83.72 million number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 85.68 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 88.51 million number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 92.15 million number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 96.08 million number | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 99.83 million number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 101.80 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 101.40 million number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 98.61 million number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 93.91 million number | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 89.52 million number | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 85.97 million number | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 92.56 million number | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 91.23 million number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 90.76 million number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.99 million number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 89.20 million number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 88.48 million number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 87.85 million number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.31 million number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 86.95 million number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.81 million number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.88 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.13 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.52 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.90 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.33 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.89 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.51 million number | 70.99 million number | 95.52 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.52 million number | 81.22 million number | 95.96 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.31 million number | 81.37 million number | 101.80 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.02 million number | 85.97 million number | 98.61 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.56 million number | 86.81 million number | 88.89 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.70 million number compare
- 15 Uganda 4.74 million number compare
- 16 Kenya 4.19 million number compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.06 million number compare
- 18 South Africa 4.00 million number compare
- 19 Viet Nam 3.93 million number compare
- 20 Russian Federation 3.62 million number compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School age population, primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 88.89 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.80 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.99 million number in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.