Peru vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Peru
0.7%
in 2023
Uruguay
0.8%
in 2024
Peru rank
44th
Uruguay rank
42nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Peru ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 46 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 | 3.6% | 4.3% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 3.9% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 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?
- Uruguay, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Peru ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 46 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, female (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