France vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

France
843,147 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean
10.43 million number
in 2019
France rank
27th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

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

  • France
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 10.43 million number against 843,147 number in France, a difference of 9.58 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 12.4 times France's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

France ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 204 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 852,055 number 8.01 million number 7.15 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 812,672 number 9.39 million number 8.58 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 767,536 number 10.64 million number 9.87 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 778,845 number 11.08 million number 10.30 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 828,021 number 10.68 million number 9.85 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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, France or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 10.43 million number against 843,147 number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between France and Latin America & Caribbean?
9.58 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latin America & Caribbean?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do France and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
France ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 204 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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.