Peru vs Serbia: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Peru
98.4%
in 2020
Serbia
98.8%
in 2020
Peru rank
34th
Serbia rank
32nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Peru
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 98.8% against 98.4% in Peru, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.8% | 1.9% | 1.1% | Serbia |
| 1880s | 1.6% | 3.3% | 1.7% | Serbia |
| 1890s | 3.4% | 6.2% | 2.8% | Serbia |
| 1900s | 8.8% | 15.6% | 6.8% | Serbia |
| 1910s | 19.3% | 28.7% | 9.4% | Serbia |
| 1920s | 30.9% | 41.6% | 10.7% | Serbia |
| 1930s | 40.4% | 52.9% | 12.5% | Serbia |
| 1940s | 52.4% | 61.2% | 8.9% | Serbia |
| 1950s | 60.5% | 68.0% | 7.5% | Serbia |
| 1960s | 66.6% | 77.1% | 10.5% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 76.7% | 85.4% | 8.8% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 84.8% | 90.2% | 5.3% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 94.4% | 6.0% | Serbia |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 98.2% | 4.8% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 99.1% | 1.9% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.8% | 0.4% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Peru or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 98.8% against 98.4% in Peru as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Peru and Serbia?
- 0.4%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Serbia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Peru and Serbia rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Peru ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.