Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 35.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru is 35.9%, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru peaked at 39.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2005.
That places Peru 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.4% | — |
| 1965 | 36.9% | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 38.7% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 39.9% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.6% | 34.4% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.3% | 38.7% | 39.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.3% | 38.7% | 39.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 33.7% | 36.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.6% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 25+ with primary in Peru?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Peru was 35.9% 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 39.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Peru ranks 35th 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 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)