Brazil vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School age population, primary education, both sexes

Brazil
12.44 million number
in 2011
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
169.93 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
13th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
16th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 169.93 million number against 12.44 million number in Brazil, a difference of 157.49 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 206 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 12.64 million number 198.37 million number 185.73 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 13.60 million number 174.45 million number 160.85 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 12.44 million number 167.49 million number 155.04 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Brazil or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 169.93 million number against 12.44 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Brazil and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
157.49 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 206 countries.
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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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