Ecuador vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Ecuador
1.3%
in 2018
Peru
1.4%
in 2018
Ecuador rank
118th
Peru rank
115th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Ecuador
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Peru ahead.

Ecuador ranks 118th and Peru ranks 115th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 20.0% 20.7% 0.7% Peru
1980s 12.4% 16.6% 4.1% Peru
1990s 4.9% 10.3% 5.4% Peru
2000s 1.9% 0.8% 1.1% Ecuador
2010s 1.0% 0.8% 0.3% Ecuador

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, Ecuador or Peru?
Peru, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Ecuador as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Ecuador and Peru?
0.1%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
21 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Ecuador ranks 118th and Peru ranks 115th of 188 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/