ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) vs New Zealand: School age population, primary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
58.74 million
in 2024
New Zealand
396,110
in 2024
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
121st
New Zealand rank
122nd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
  • New Zealand
020.0M40.0M60.0M199320082024

How they compare

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) currently reports 58.74 million against 396,110 in New Zealand, a difference of 58.35 million.

That makes ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s figure about 148.3 times New Zealand's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 60.79 million 354,764 60.44 million ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2010s 59.71 million 371,176 59.34 million ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2020s 58.98 million 393,196 58.59 million ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) or New Zealand?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), at 58.74 million against 396,110 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and New Zealand?
58.35 million, with ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and New Zealand?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and New Zealand rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release