Peru vs Uruguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Peru
6.1%
in 2023
Uruguay
12.6%
in 2023
Peru rank
22nd
Uruguay rank
19th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.6% against 6.1% in Peru, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 19th of 26 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 17.7% | 8.9% | Peru |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 10.8% | 8.1% | Peru |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 0.3% | Peru |
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 12.6% 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 Peru and Uruguay?
- 6.5%, 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 22nd and Uruguay ranks 19th 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