Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Peru: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
79.23 million number
in 2019
Peru
7.46 million number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
32nd
Peru rank
32nd

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Peru
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 79.23 million number against 7.46 million number in Peru, a difference of 71.77 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.6 times Peru's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 58.16 million number 7.20 million number 50.96 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 62.80 million number 7.15 million number 55.65 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 70.65 million number 7.63 million number 63.02 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Peru?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 79.23 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Peru?
71.77 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Peru?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Peru rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd 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.