Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Peru
Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary was 26.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Peru is 26.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Peru peaked at 26.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1965.
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 60-64 with secondary in Peru, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1965 | 6.5% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 8.3% | +28.3% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 16.8% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 76 Panama 27.4% compare
- 77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.3% compare
- 78 New Zealand 26.9% compare
- 80 Brazil 26.1% compare
- 81 Colombia 26.0% compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 24.9% 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 60-64 with secondary in Peru?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Peru was 26.7% 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 60-64 with secondary recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1965.
- How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary?
- Peru ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. 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 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)