Malawi vs Peru: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Malawi
3.24 million number
in 2020
Peru
3.18 million number
in 2020
Malawi rank
46th
Peru rank
47th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Peru
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952020

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.24 million number against 3.18 million number in Peru, a difference of 60,610 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.

Malawi ranks 46th and Peru ranks 47th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 873,074 number 2.55 million number 1.68 million number Peru
1980s 1.23 million number 3.10 million number 1.87 million number Peru
1990s 1.72 million number 3.55 million number 1.83 million number Peru
2000s 2.18 million number 3.59 million number 1.41 million number Peru
2010s 2.82 million number 3.41 million number 588,197 number Peru
2020s 3.24 million number 3.18 million number 60,610 number Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Malawi or Peru?
Malawi, at 3.24 million number against 3.18 million number in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Peru?
60,610 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Peru?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Peru rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 46th and Peru ranks 47th 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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About this data

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.