What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Sudan?

119.28 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sudan?

15 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Sudan: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean

127.90 million number

in 2019

Sudan

8.62 million number

in 2019

Latin America & Caribbean rank

27th

Sudan rank

27th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Sudan

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 127.90 million number against 8.62 million number in Sudan, a difference of 119.28 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 14.8 times Sudan's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	106.86 million number	5.25 million number	101.62 million number	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	126.78 million number	7.97 million number	118.82 million number	Latin America & Caribbean

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 or Sudan?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 127.90 million number against 8.62 million number in Sudan as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Sudan?: 119.28 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sudan?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Sudan rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 27th 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: 04 September 2026

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