Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Peru
Peru: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) was 1.39 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Peru, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.39 million number for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Peru peaked at 1.39 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 233,977 number, in 1970.
Peru ranks 35th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 233,977 number | — |
| 1971 | 302,195 number | +29.2% |
| 1972 | 325,335 number | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 330,805 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 573,099 number | +73.2% |
| 1976 | 668,143 number | +16.6% |
| 1977 | 448,943 number | -32.8% |
| 1978 | 502,732 number | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 535,776 number | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 547,393 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 565,643 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 578,047 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 667,399 number | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 814,813 number | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 887,256 number | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million number | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.18 million number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.21 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million number | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million number | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.24 million number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.30 million number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.30 million number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.26 million number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million number | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million number | +2.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.39 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 258,014 number, 5.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.39 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,710 number, 10.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +73.2% | 330,805 number | 573,099 number |
| 1977 | -32.8% | 668,143 number | 448,943 number |
| 1971 | +29.2% | 233,977 number | 302,195 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 435,667 number | 233,977 number | 668,143 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 589,620 number | 547,393 number | 667,399 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 962,185 number | 814,813 number | 1.09 million number | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Peru?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Peru was 1.39 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,977 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Peru ranks 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.