Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female was 0.55 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Peru, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.55 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Peru peaked at 1.05 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1960.
That places Peru 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.05 | — |
| 1965 | 0.08 | +60.0% |
| 1970 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2 | +81.8% |
| 1980 | 0.28 | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 0.39 | +39.3% |
| 1990 | 0.55 | +41.0% |
| 1995 | 0.67 | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 0.88 | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.55 | -47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.065 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.155 | 0.11 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.335 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.965 | 0.88 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 905,151 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.21 % change on previous year (2017)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Peru?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Peru was 0.55 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Peru ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.