Peru vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School age population, primary education, female

Peru
1.60 million
in 2025
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
85.04 million
in 2024
Peru rank
49th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
51st

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Peru
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 85.04 million against 1.60 million in Peru, a difference of 83.43 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 53.0 times Peru's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 49th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 51st of 222 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.22 million 81.90 million 80.68 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1980s 1.52 million 83.34 million 81.82 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1990s 1.75 million 86.60 million 84.85 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 1.77 million 81.88 million 80.11 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 1.68 million 78.61 million 76.93 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 1.64 million 84.64 million 83.00 million WB: 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, female, Peru or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 85.04 million against 1.60 million in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Peru and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
83.43 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Peru and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Peru ranks 49th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 51st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, female (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