Nepal vs Peru: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Nepal
3.57 million
in 2025
Peru
3.71 million
in 2024
Nepal rank
44th
Peru rank
43rd

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Nepal
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 3.71 million against 3.57 million in Nepal, a difference of 141,210.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.

Nepal ranks 44th and Peru ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 590,659 2.77 million 2.18 million Peru
1980s 1.76 million 3.52 million 1.77 million Peru
1990s 3.23 million 4.06 million 831,135 Peru
2000s 4.15 million 4.10 million 44,808 Nepal
2010s 4.40 million 3.59 million 809,862 Nepal
2020s 3.52 million 3.80 million 277,050 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Nepal or Peru?
Peru, at 3.71 million against 3.57 million in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Nepal and Peru?
141,210, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Peru?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Peru rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Nepal ranks 44th and Peru ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.