Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 32.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Peru, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Peru recorded 32.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Peru peaked at 50.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2005.
That places Peru 44th 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Peru, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.8% | — |
| 1965 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 50.5% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 50.1% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 46.8% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 41.2% | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.0% | 45.8% | 46.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 50.1% | 50.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 46.8% | 48.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 34.1% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 25.8% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 41 Mauritania 33.7% compare
- 42 Iraq 33.3% compare
- 43 Colombia 33.1% compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 32.2% compare
- 46 Sudan 31.7% compare
- 47 Côte d'Ivoire 31.0% compare
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 population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Peru?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Peru was 32.3% 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 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)