Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education was 5.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education 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 45-49 with no education in Peru is 5.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Peru peaked at 42.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2010.
That places Peru 74th 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 45-49 with no education in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.8% | — |
| 1965 | 40.7% | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 39.6% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 30.7% | -22.6% |
| 1980 | 28.9% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | -15.8% |
| 1990 | 21.9% | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -48.2% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.7% | 40.7% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 35.1% | 30.7% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 24.3% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 21.5% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 71 Panama 6.2% compare
- 72 Luxembourg 6.2% compare
- 73 Guyana 5.6% compare
- 75 Jamaica 5.1% compare
- 76 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.0% compare
- 77 El Salvador 4.9% compare
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Peru?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Peru was 5.2% 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 45-49 with no education recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2010.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education?
- Peru ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. 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 45-49 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education