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

16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Peru vs Spain: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Peru

2.1%

in 2019

Spain

2.2%

in 2018

Peru rank

96th

Spain rank

93rd

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Peru
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 96th and Spain ranks 93rd of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12.6%	0.9%	11.6%	Peru
1990s	4.2%	1.3%	2.9%	Peru
2000s	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%	Peru
2010s	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Peru or Spain?: Spain, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Peru and Spain?: 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Spain?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Peru and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Peru ranks 96th and Spain ranks 93rd of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/