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

Latest (2010)
10.23
World rank
74th
of 144 countries
All-time high
11.01
in 2005
All-time low
4.1
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Peru, 1960–2010

02.557.5101960198520101960: 4.11965: 4.91970: 5.41975: 7.21980: 7.51985: 8.61990: 91995: 9.12000: 10.72005: 112010: 10.2

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Peru, 1960 to 2010.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 72 Thailand 10.47 compare
  2. 73 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.36 compare
  3. 75 Gabon 10.16 compare
  4. 76 Brazil 9.94 compare
  5. 77 Mongolia 9.92 compare

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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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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.