What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between IBRD only and United States?

653.40 million number, with IBRD only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and United States?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

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.

IBRD only vs United States: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

IBRD only

703.10 million number

in 2019

United States

49.70 million number

in 2018

IBRD only rank

4th

United States rank

4th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

IBRD only
United States

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 703.10 million number against 49.70 million number in United States, a difference of 653.40 million number.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 14.1 times United States's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 4th and United States ranks 4th of 43 groups.

IBRD only has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	460.25 million number	47.69 million number	412.56 million number	IBRD only
2000s	492.19 million number	49.57 million number	442.62 million number	IBRD only
2010s	682.17 million number	49.70 million number	632.46 million number	IBRD only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, IBRD only or United States?: IBRD only, at 703.10 million number against 49.70 million number in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between IBRD only and United States?: 653.40 million number, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and United States?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do IBRD only and United States rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: IBRD only ranks 4th and United States ranks 4th 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.