Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Peru

Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 43.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
43.0%
World rank
34th
of 144 countries
All-time high
43.0%
in 2010
All-time low
28.8%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Peru, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 29.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 28.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 31.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 32.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 36.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 35.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 36.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 38.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 37.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 35.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 43 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Peru recorded 43.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Peru peaked at 43.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1965.

Peru ranks 34th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Peru, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 29.6%
1965 28.8% -2.6%
1970 31.6% +9.6%
1975 32.3% +2.3%
1980 36.7% +13.5%
1985 35.9% -2.1%
1990 36.5% +1.7%
1995 38.1% +4.4%
2000 37.6% -1.4%
2005 35.8% -4.9%
2010 43.0% +20.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29.2% 28.8% 29.6% 2
1970s 32.0% 31.6% 32.3% 2
1980s 36.3% 35.9% 36.7% 2
1990s 37.3% 36.5% 38.1% 2
2000s 36.7% 35.8% 37.6% 2
2010s 43.0% 43.0% 43.0% 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 31 Malaysia 46.4% compare
  2. 32 Cyprus 44.1% compare
  3. 33 Hong Kong, China 43.6% compare
  4. 35 Iceland 43.0% compare
  5. 36 Nicaragua 42.5% compare
  6. 37 Gabon 42.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Peru?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Peru was 43.0% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1965.
How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
Peru ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)