El Salvador vs Peru: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

El Salvador
155,963 number
in 2018
Peru
100,389 number
in 2019
El Salvador rank
45th
Peru rank
48th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 155,963 number against 100,389 number in Peru, a difference of 55,574 number.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 45th and Peru ranks 48th of 149 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 102,162 number 158,048 number 55,886 number Peru
2010s 146,484 number 62,190 number 84,294 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, El Salvador or Peru?
El Salvador, at 155,963 number against 100,389 number in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between El Salvador and Peru?
55,574 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
El Salvador ranks 45th and Peru ranks 48th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/