Peru vs Syria: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Peru
989,976 number
in 2020
Syria
934,874 number
in 2020
Peru rank
62nd
Syria rank
65th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Peru
  • Syria
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 989,976 number against 934,874 number in Syria, a difference of 55,102 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 62nd and Syria ranks 65th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.05 million number 496,317 number 552,065 number Peru
1980s 1.35 million number 690,578 number 663,590 number Peru
1990s 1.48 million number 1.01 million number 466,720 number Peru
2000s 1.17 million number 1.26 million number 93,030 number Syria
2010s 1.09 million number 1.18 million number 89,816 number Syria
2020s 989,976 number 934,874 number 55,102 number Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Peru or Syria?
Peru, at 989,976 number against 934,874 number in Syria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Peru and Syria?
55,102 number, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Syria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Peru and Syria rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Peru ranks 62nd and Syria ranks 65th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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