El Salvador vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
1.62 LPIA
in 2023
Peru
1.65 LPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
8th
Peru rank
5th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.65 LPIA against 1.62 LPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.03 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
El Salvador ranks 8th and Peru ranks 5th of 50 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6 LPIA | 1.7 LPIA | 0.101 LPIA | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.63 LPIA | 1.58 LPIA | 0.0494 LPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.64 LPIA | 1.4 LPIA | 0.2361 LPIA | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, El Salvador or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.65 LPIA against 1.62 LPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0.03 LPIA, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 8th and Peru ranks 5th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release