Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Peru: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
122.54 million number
in 2019
Peru
7.46 million number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th
Peru rank
32nd

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Peru
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 122.54 million number against 7.46 million number in Peru, a difference of 115.09 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.4 times Peru's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 90.37 million number 7.20 million number 83.17 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 99.13 million number 7.15 million number 91.98 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 121.31 million number 7.63 million number 113.68 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Peru?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 122.54 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru?
115.09 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd of 45 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

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