Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 42.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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
Peru recorded 42.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Peru peaked at 42.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1960.
That places Peru 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 40-44 with secondary in Peru, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.7% | — |
| 1965 | 10.1% | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 13.3% | +32.2% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 19.3% | +36.3% |
| 1985 | 19.6% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 19.3% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 25.4% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 30.8% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
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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 40-44 with secondary in Peru?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Peru was 42.0% 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 secondary recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Peru ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)