Korea vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Korea
0.6%
in 2025
Peru
0.5%
in 2025
Korea rank
168th
Peru rank
171st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Korea
- Peru
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Korea ranks 168th and Peru ranks 171st of 206 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 2.4% | 1.3% | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Korea or Peru?
- Korea, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Korea and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Peru?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 168th and Peru ranks 171st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled 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