El Salvador vs Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher

El Salvador
0.616 LPIA
in 2023
Peru
0.6324 LPIA
in 2024
El Salvador rank
86th
Peru rank
83rd

Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
00.20.40.6199720102024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.6324 LPIA against 0.616 LPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0164 LPIA.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 86th and Peru ranks 83rd of 100 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.401 LPIA 0.4355 LPIA 0.0344 LPIA Peru
2010s 0.5005 LPIA 0.5138 LPIA 0.0133 LPIA Peru
2020s 0.6203 LPIA 0.611 LPIA 0.0092 LPIA El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, El Salvador or Peru?
Peru, at 0.6324 LPIA against 0.616 LPIA in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between El Salvador and Peru?
0.0164 LPIA, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
El Salvador ranks 86th and Peru ranks 83rd of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
100 places, 1,572 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release