Latin America & Caribbean vs Myanmar: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean
58.86 million number
in 2019
Myanmar
4.57 million number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean rank
28th
Myanmar rank
29th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Myanmar
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019952020

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 58.86 million number against 4.57 million number in Myanmar, a difference of 54.29 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 12.9 times Myanmar's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th and Myanmar ranks 29th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 44.61 million number 4.14 million number 40.47 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 52.25 million number 4.94 million number 47.31 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 58.05 million number 5.19 million number 52.85 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 59.08 million number 5.03 million number 54.05 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 58.59 million number 4.99 million number 53.59 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean or Myanmar?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 58.86 million number against 4.57 million number in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Myanmar?
54.29 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Myanmar?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Myanmar rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th and Myanmar ranks 29th of 45 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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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.