Peru vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Peru
0.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
0.4%
in 2025
Peru rank
171st
Uruguay rank
173rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 171st and Uruguay ranks 173rd of 206 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.7% | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 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, Peru or Uruguay?
- Peru, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 171st and Uruguay ranks 173rd 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