What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Indonesia and South Asia?

248.63 million number, with South Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Asia?

18 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Indonesia vs South Asia: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Indonesia

41.76 million number

in 2019

South Asia

290.39 million number

in 2019

Indonesia rank

6th

South Asia rank

9th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Indonesia
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 290.39 million number against 41.76 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 248.63 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 7.0 times Indonesia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 6th and South Asia ranks 9th of 186 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40.32 million number	97.19 million number	56.87 million number	South Asia
2010s	41.78 million number	286.38 million number	244.61 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Indonesia or South Asia?: South Asia, at 290.39 million number against 41.76 million number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Indonesia and South Asia?: 248.63 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Asia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Indonesia and South Asia rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Indonesia ranks 6th and South Asia ranks 9th 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.