Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary was 37.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 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 37.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Peru peaked at 37.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1960.
Peru ranks 79th 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 45-49 with secondary in Peru, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.5% | — |
| 1965 | 10.1% | +34.9% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +34.9% |
| 1980 | 15.2% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | +44.2% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 7.5% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 10.5% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 15.2% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 20.1% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 29.7% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 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 45-49 with secondary in Peru?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Peru was 37.0% 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 45-49 with secondary recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1960.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary?
- Peru ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)