El Salvador vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
El Salvador
0.2121 WPIA
in 2023
Peru
0.2687 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
40th
Peru rank
37th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.2687 WPIA against 0.2121 WPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0566 WPIA.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
El Salvador ranks 40th and Peru ranks 37th of 44 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0885 WPIA | 0.1069 WPIA | 0.0184 WPIA | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.0891 WPIA | 0.1944 WPIA | 0.1054 WPIA | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.2299 WPIA | 0.265 WPIA | 0.0351 WPIA | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, El Salvador or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.2687 WPIA against 0.2121 WPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0.0566 WPIA, with Peru 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 40th and Peru ranks 37th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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