What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Brazil and Lower middle income?

478.09 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lower middle income?

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Lower middle income: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Brazil

26.48 million number

in 2011

Lower middle income

504.57 million number

in 2019

Brazil rank

9th

Lower middle income rank

6th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Brazil
Lower middle income

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 504.57 million number against 26.48 million number in Brazil, a difference of 478.09 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 19.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 9th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 186 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Lower middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.38 million number	178.31 million number	151.94 million number	Lower middle income
2000s	27.48 million number	241.89 million number	214.41 million number	Lower middle income
2010s	26.48 million number	452.47 million number	425.99 million number	Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Brazil or Lower middle income?: Lower middle income, at 504.57 million number against 26.48 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Brazil and Lower middle income?: 478.09 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lower middle income?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Lower middle income rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Brazil ranks 9th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.