Brazil vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Brazil
0.8%
in 2023
Peru
1.2%
in 2023
Brazil rank
27th
Peru rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.2% against 0.8% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and Peru ranks 26th of 30 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 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, Brazil or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.2% against 0.8% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Brazil and Peru?
- 0.4%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Brazil ranks 27th and Peru ranks 26th of 30 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, second quintile, both sexes (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