El Salvador vs Peru: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural
El Salvador
0.2432 WPIA
in 2023
Peru
0.3018 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
16th
Peru rank
14th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.3018 WPIA against 0.2432 WPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0586 WPIA.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 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 16th and Peru ranks 14th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1944 WPIA | 0.1401 WPIA | 0.0542 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.145 WPIA | 0.2666 WPIA | 0.1216 WPIA | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.3342 WPIA | 0.3499 WPIA | 0.0157 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, rural, El Salvador or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.3018 WPIA against 0.2432 WPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0.0586 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, rural?
- El Salvador ranks 16th and Peru ranks 14th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, 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