Children out of school, primary in Peru
Peru: Children out of school, primary was 5,359 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Peru, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2019, children out of school, primary in Peru stood at 5,359.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Peru peaked at 582,489 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,552, in 2017.
Peru ranks 125th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 486,076 | — |
| 1973 | 410,835 | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 422,543 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 299,021 | -29.2% |
| 1982 | 290,240 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 161,853 | -44.2% |
| 1988 | 301,097 | +86.0% |
| 1993 | 351,997 | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 544,504 | +54.7% |
| 1996 | 561,029 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 582,489 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 112,489 | -80.7% |
| 1999 | 72,877 | -35.2% |
| 2000 | 57,430 | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 35,352 | -38.4% |
| 2002 | 16,208 | -54.2% |
| 2003 | 70,471 | +334.8% |
| 2004 | 11,365 | -83.9% |
| 2005 | 16,257 | +43.0% |
| 2006 | 24,844 | +52.8% |
| 2007 | 28,344 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 27,905 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 27,217 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 21,009 | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 25,931 | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 2,666 | -89.7% |
| 2017 | 1,552 | -41.8% |
| 2018 | 6,314 | +306.8% |
| 2019 | 5,359 | -15.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 5,359 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,296, 25% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's 5,359 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,029, 38% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +334.8% | 16,208 | 70,471 |
| 2018 | +306.8% | 1,552 | 6,314 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 448,456 | 410,835 | 486,076 | 2 |
| 1980s | 294,951 | 161,853 | 422,543 | 5 |
| 1990s | 370,898 | 72,877 | 582,489 | 6 |
| 2000s | 31,539 | 11,365 | 70,471 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,472 | 1,552 | 25,931 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Peru?
- Children out of school, primary in Peru was 5,359 in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 582,489 in 1997.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,552 in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for children out of school, primary?
- Peru ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.