El Salvador vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
0.6531 GPIA
in 2023
Peru
0.7 GPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
25th
Peru rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.7 GPIA against 0.6531 GPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0469 GPIA.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
El Salvador ranks 25th and Peru ranks 24th of 35 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 | 1.01 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 0.0944 GPIA | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.883 GPIA | 0.9484 GPIA | 0.0654 GPIA | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.8582 GPIA | 0.7882 GPIA | 0.07 GPIA | 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 0.7 GPIA against 0.6531 GPIA 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?
- 0.0469 GPIA, 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 25th and Peru ranks 24th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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