Peru vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Peru
3.33 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3.21 million number
in 2020
Peru rank
28th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
29th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Peru
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M199820092020

How they compare

Peru currently reports 3.33 million number against 3.21 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 127,620 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 199 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.86 million number 1.51 million number 345,020 number Peru
2000s 1.77 million number 1.41 million number 356,999 number Peru
2010s 2.88 million number 2.73 million number 149,116 number Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Peru or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Peru, at 3.33 million number against 3.21 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Peru and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
127,620 number, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Peru and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Peru ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/