El Salvador vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest
El Salvador
1.1%
in 2023
Peru
0.7%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
18th
Peru rank
19th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.1% against 0.7% in Peru, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 18th and Peru ranks 19th of 31 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 1.7% | 3.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
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, rural, richest, El Salvador or Peru?
- El Salvador, at 1.1% against 0.7% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest?
- El Salvador ranks 18th and Peru ranks 19th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest 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