Nepal vs Peru: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Nepal
1.75 million number
in 2020
Peru
1.61 million number
in 2020
Nepal rank
46th
Peru rank
49th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Nepal
  • Peru
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.75 million number against 1.61 million number in Peru, a difference of 138,920 number.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.

Nepal ranks 46th and Peru ranks 49th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 573,689 number 669,216 number 95,527 number Peru
1980s 784,293 number 965,553 number 181,261 number Peru
1990s 1.38 million number 1.23 million number 146,478 number Nepal
2000s 1.91 million number 1.80 million number 112,914 number Nepal
2010s 1.97 million number 1.65 million number 319,661 number Nepal
2020s 1.75 million number 1.61 million number 138,920 number Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Nepal or Peru?
Nepal, at 1.75 million number against 1.61 million number in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Nepal and Peru?
138,920 number, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Peru?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Nepal and Peru rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Nepal ranks 46th and Peru ranks 49th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.