Mexico vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, fourth
Mexico
0.9%
in 2022
Peru
0.5%
in 2023
Mexico rank
25th
Peru rank
27th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, fourth over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.9% against 0.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.8 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 25th and Peru ranks 27th of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 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, fourth, Mexico or Peru?
- Mexico, at 0.9% against 0.5% in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, fourth between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.4%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, fourth?
- Mexico ranks 25th and Peru ranks 27th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, fourth 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