Peru vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Peru
0.6%
in 2021
Uruguay
0.5%
in 2023
Peru rank
162nd
Uruguay rank
165th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Uruguay ahead.
Peru ranks 162nd and Uruguay ranks 165th of 181 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 5.8% | 4.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Peru or Uruguay?
- Peru, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Uruguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Peru ranks 162nd and Uruguay ranks 165th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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