Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Peru

Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary was 37.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
37.0%
World rank
77th
of 144 countries
All-time high
37.0%
in 2010
All-time low
7.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Peru, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 7.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 7.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 10.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 11.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 15.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 15.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 17.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 20.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 22.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 28.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 37 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Peru is 37.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 63.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Peru peaked at 37.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1960.

Peru ranks 77th 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 50-54 with secondary in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Peru, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 7.5%
1965 7.8% +4.8%
1970 10.5% +34.3%
1975 11.3% +7.2%
1980 15.2% +35.0%
1985 15.4% +1.2%
1990 17.2% +12.0%
1995 20.6% +19.5%
2000 22.7% +10.3%
2005 28.4% +24.8%
2010 37.0% +30.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.6% 7.5% 7.8% 2
1970s 10.9% 10.5% 11.3% 2
1980s 15.3% 15.2% 15.4% 2
1990s 18.9% 17.2% 20.6% 2
2000s 25.5% 22.7% 28.4% 2
2010s 37.0% 37.0% 37.0% 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 74 United Arab Emirates 39.7% compare
  2. 75 Argentina 37.7% compare
  3. 76 Philippines 37.1% compare
  4. 78 Colombia 37.0% compare
  5. 79 Congo 36.4% compare
  6. 80 Brazil 36.0% compare
  7. 80 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Peru?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 with secondary recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 with secondary?
Peru ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. 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 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)