Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Peru: Population of compulsory school age, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
35.93 million number
in 2019
Peru
3.72 million number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
34th
Peru rank
33rd

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Peru
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199720082019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 35.93 million number against 3.72 million number in Peru, a difference of 32.21 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.7 times Peru's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Peru ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 26.38 million number 3.67 million number 22.71 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 28.59 million number 3.66 million number 24.94 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 32.06 million number 3.87 million number 28.18 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Peru?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 35.93 million number against 3.72 million number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Peru?
32.21 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Peru?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Peru rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Peru ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.