Peru vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Peru
2.56 million number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
2.33 million number
in 2019
Peru rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
48th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Peru
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.56 million number against 2.33 million number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 225,540 number.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 203 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.51 million number 627,693 number 883,795 number Peru
1980s 2.02 million number 1.09 million number 930,682 number Peru
1990s 2.45 million number 1.51 million number 946,239 number Peru
2000s 2.75 million number 2.06 million number 695,074 number Peru
2010s 2.73 million number 2.48 million number 255,041 number Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Peru or Saudi Arabia?
Peru, at 2.56 million number against 2.33 million number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Peru and Saudi Arabia?
225,540 number, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saudi Arabia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Peru and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Peru ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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