Peru vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Peru
554,340
in 2025
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
31.46 million
in 2024
Peru rank
50th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
48th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Peru
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 31.46 million against 554,340 in Peru, a difference of 30.90 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 56.7 times Peru's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 50th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 48th of 222 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 378,704 29.52 million 29.14 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1980s 488,487 34.03 million 33.54 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1990s 571,722 32.91 million 32.34 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 597,078 32.58 million 31.99 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 558,804 27.85 million 27.29 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 568,720 30.04 million 29.47 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Peru or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 31.46 million against 554,340 in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Peru and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
30.90 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Peru and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Peru ranks 50th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 48th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release