Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 18.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Peru, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Peru is 18.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Peru peaked at 18.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1995.
That places Peru 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.0% | — |
| 1965 | 15.9% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 16.1% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -21.6% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +58.4% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4% | 15.0% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 12.6% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.0% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Peru?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Peru was 18.9% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1995.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Peru ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary