What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Peru?

111.05 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Peru?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Peru: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia

118.51 million number

in 2019

Peru

7.46 million number

in 2019

Europe & Central Asia rank

29th

Peru rank

32nd

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Europe & Central Asia
Peru

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 118.51 million number against 7.46 million number in Peru, a difference of 111.05 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 15.9 times Peru's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd of 43 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	118.65 million number	7.20 million number	111.45 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	112.46 million number	7.15 million number	105.31 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	111.91 million number	7.63 million number	104.28 million number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Peru?: Europe & Central Asia, at 118.51 million number against 7.46 million number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Peru?: 111.05 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Peru?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Peru rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd of 43 groups.
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.