Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Peru
Peru: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 98.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Peru, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Peru stood at 98.5%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Peru peaked at 99.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 1970.
That places Peru 42nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.3% | — |
| 1973 | 79.3% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 83.4% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 88.3% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 89.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 94.7% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 90.6% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 84.9% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 96.9% | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 98.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.3% | 75.3% | 79.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 83.4% | 94.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 84.0% | 98.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 93.9% | 99.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Peru?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Peru was 98.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Peru ranks 42nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.