Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 75.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru stood at 75.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru peaked at 75.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1960.
Peru ranks 68th 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.4% | — |
| 1965 | 25.3% | +37.4% |
| 1970 | 37.1% | +46.8% |
| 1975 | 45.2% | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 47.6% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 41.4% | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | +25.9% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.8% | 18.4% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 37.1% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 47.6% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 41.4% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 63.5% | 70.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 75.5% | 75.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Peru was 75.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Peru ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)