How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Peru?

13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Korea

32,438 number

in 2018

Peru

28,513 number

in 2016

Korea rank

59th

Peru rank

60th

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

Korea
Peru

How they compare

Korea currently reports 32,438 number against 28,513 number in Peru, a difference of 3,925 number.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Peru ahead.

Korea ranks 59th and Peru ranks 60th of 148 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	172,904 number	200,312 number	27,408 number	Peru
1990s	136,224 number	136,122 number	102 number	Korea
2000s	52,684 number	79,673 number	26,989 number	Peru
2010s	27,779 number	38,559 number	10,780 number	Peru

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, Korea or Peru?: Korea, at 32,438 number against 28,513 number in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Korea and Peru?: 3,925 number, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Peru?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Korea and Peru rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Korea ranks 59th and Peru ranks 60th of 148 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/