Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 5.22 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Peru, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Peru recorded 5.22 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Peru peaked at 5.22 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.82, in 1960.
That places Peru 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.82 | — |
| 1965 | 3.06 | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 2.95 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 3.43 | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 3.84 | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 3.98 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 4.13 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 4.35 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.82 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 5.22 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.94 | 2.82 | 3.06 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.19 | 2.95 | 3.43 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.91 | 3.84 | 3.98 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.24 | 4.13 | 4.35 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.96 | 4.82 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.22 | 5.22 | 5.22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 58 Costa Rica 5.25 compare
- 58 Thailand 5.25 compare
- 60 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.22 compare
- 62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.18 compare
- 63 Lithuania 5.17 compare
More education data for Peru
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Peru?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Peru was 5.22 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Peru ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.