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

Malaysia
2.97 million number
in 2020
Peru
3.18 million number
in 2020
Malaysia rank
49th
Peru rank
47th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Peru
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952020

How they compare

Peru currently reports 3.18 million number against 2.97 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 209,700 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 49th and Peru ranks 47th of 206 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 2.01 million number 2.55 million number 541,016 number Peru
1980s 2.29 million number 3.10 million number 810,338 number Peru
1990s 2.84 million number 3.55 million number 716,490 number Peru
2000s 3.19 million number 3.59 million number 399,590 number Peru
2010s 3.05 million number 3.41 million number 364,204 number Peru
2020s 2.97 million number 3.18 million number 209,700 number Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Malaysia or Peru?
Peru, at 3.18 million number against 2.97 million number in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Malaysia and Peru?
209,700 number, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Peru?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Peru rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 49th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Peru: School age population, primary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-primary-education-both-sexes-number/malaysia/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-primary-education-both-sexes-number/malaysia/peru/">Malaysia vs Peru: School age population, primary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

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.