In 2019, the number of children in the compulsory school age group in South Asia amounted to over 290 million, indicating an increase of approximately ten million since 2011. The East Asia and Pacific region also recorded an increase of the compulsory school-age population in the same time period, albeit on a smaller scale, growing by a little over three million.
Number of children in the compulsory education age group in the Asia-Pacific region from 2011 to 2019, by subregion
(in millions)
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics describes "population of compulsory school age" as follows: The population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.
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World Bank. (December 10, 2023). Number of children in the compulsory education age group in the Asia-Pacific region from 2011 to 2019, by subregion (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279925/apac-number-children-compulsory-education-age-group-by-sub-region/
World Bank. "Number of children in the compulsory education age group in the Asia-Pacific region from 2011 to 2019, by subregion (in millions)." Chart. December 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279925/apac-number-children-compulsory-education-age-group-by-sub-region/
World Bank. (2023). Number of children in the compulsory education age group in the Asia-Pacific region from 2011 to 2019, by subregion (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279925/apac-number-children-compulsory-education-age-group-by-sub-region/
World Bank. "Number of Children in The Compulsory Education Age Group in The Asia-pacific Region from 2011 to 2019, by Subregion (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279925/apac-number-children-compulsory-education-age-group-by-sub-region/
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Number of children in the compulsory education age group in the Asia-Pacific region from 2011 to 2019, by subregion (in millions) [Graph], World Bank, December 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279925/apac-number-children-compulsory-education-age-group-by-sub-region/
