Peru vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Peru
1.2%
in 2023
Uruguay
0.8%
in 2024
Peru rank
43rd
Uruguay rank
45th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.2% against 0.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Peru ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 45th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 7.1% | 2.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 4.7% | 2.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Peru |
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, Peru or Uruguay?
- Peru, at 1.2% against 0.8% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Peru ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 45th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (household survey data) (%). 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