El Salvador vs Peru: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
El Salvador
11.5%
in 2023
Peru
6.1%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
20th
Peru rank
22nd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11.5% against 6.1% in Peru, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.9 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 20th and Peru ranks 22nd of 26 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 | 36.7% | 32.7% | 4.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 18.4% | 5.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 9.1% | 2.8% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Peru?
- El Salvador, at 11.5% against 6.1% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between El Salvador and Peru?
- 5.4%, 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 20th and Peru ranks 22nd of 26 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, rural, 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