Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 10.23 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Peru, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Peru recorded 10.23 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010.
That represents a change of down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Peru peaked at 11.01 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 1960.
Peru ranks 74th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 total schooling, age 20-24, total in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.1 | — |
| 1965 | 4.94 | +20.5% |
| 1970 | 5.37 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 7.17 | +33.5% |
| 1980 | 7.47 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 8.57 | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 9.01 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 9.05 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 10.72 | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 11.01 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 10.23 | -7.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 10.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.48, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Peru's 10.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.23, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.52 | 4.1 | 4.94 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.27 | 5.37 | 7.17 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.02 | 7.47 | 8.57 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.03 | 9.01 | 9.05 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.87 | 10.72 | 11.01 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.23 | 10.23 | 10.23 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Peru?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Peru was 10.23 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 11.01 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Peru ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 total schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.