Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru

Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 18.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
18.7%
World rank
49th
of 144 countries
All-time high
18.7%
in 2010
All-time low
8.9%
in 1995
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 12.71965: 13.31970: 13.71975: 15.11980: 15.51985: 12.71990: 10.41995: 8.92000: 12.52005: 13.32010: 18.7

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru is 18.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru peaked at 18.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1995.

Peru ranks 49th 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Peru, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 12.7%
1965 13.3% +5.1%
1970 13.7% +2.6%
1975 15.1% +10.1%
1980 15.5% +2.8%
1985 12.7% -18.3%
1990 10.4% -18.0%
1995 8.9% -14.5%
2000 12.5% +41.1%
2005 13.3% +6.2%
2010 18.7% +40.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.0% 12.7% 13.3% 2
1970s 14.4% 13.7% 15.1% 2
1980s 14.1% 12.7% 15.5% 2
1990s 9.6% 8.9% 10.4% 2
2000s 12.9% 12.5% 13.3% 2
2010s 18.7% 18.7% 18.7% 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 46 Algeria 19.2% compare
  2. 47 Mexico 19.1% compare
  3. 48 Fiji 18.9% compare
  4. 50 Côte d'Ivoire 18.4% compare
  5. 51 Luxembourg 18.3% compare
  6. 52 Cyprus 18.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru was 18.7% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1995.
How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Peru ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary