Brazil vs Indonesia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Brazil
1.47 million number
in 2011
Indonesia
2.38 million number
in 2020
Brazil rank
8th
Indonesia rank
5th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.38 million number against 1.47 million number in Brazil, a difference of 915,770 number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.49 million number 2.14 million number 652,430 number Indonesia
2000s 1.59 million number 2.20 million number 601,922 number Indonesia
2010s 1.47 million number 2.29 million number 817,230 number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Brazil or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 2.38 million number against 1.47 million number in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Brazil and Indonesia?
915,770 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Brazil ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/