Peru vs Uruguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Peru
4.0%
in 2023
Uruguay
9.5%
in 2023
Peru rank
24th
Uruguay rank
21st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 9.5% against 4.0% in Peru, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.4 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 21.2% | 1.4% | Peru |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.4% | 1.2% | Peru |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 10.4% | 5.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Peru or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 9.5% against 4.0% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Peru and Uruguay?
- 5.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Peru ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, poorest quintile, male (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