Noting that more than 60 million eligible school-aged Asian children are not enrolled in elementary school, this overview of educational provision in the Asian and Pacific region briefly discusses 10 topics. These are (1) the number of children not being educated in the region; (2) universalization of primary education; (3) three dimensions of universal primary education; (4) target populations, such as girls, tribes, and other disadvantaged groups, special language groups, and handicapped children; (5) retention in school; (6) school achievement; (7) curriculum renewal; (8) new approaches to teacher preparation; (9) new structures for planning and management; and (10) forms of education designed to complement the conventional elementary school. (RH)