Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 75.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Peru recorded 75.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru peaked at 75.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1960.
That places Peru 71st 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.8% | — |
| 1965 | 23.4% | +39.0% |
| 1970 | 33.7% | +44.3% |
| 1975 | 41.0% | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 43.5% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 50.3% | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.1% | 16.8% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.4% | 33.7% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 43.5% | 50.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 47.7% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 58.5% | 67.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 68 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 76.2% compare
- 69 Russian Federation 76.1% compare
- 70 India 75.6% compare
- 72 Colombia 75.0% compare
- 73 United States of America 74.8% compare
- 74 Republic of Korea 74.8% compare
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru was 75.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Peru ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)