Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.05 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru is 1.05 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru peaked at 1.05 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 739,603 number, in 1998.
That places Peru 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 739,603 number | — |
| 1999 | 753,595 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 756,099 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 808,347 number | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 852,128 number | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 808,474 number | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 838,261 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 829,392 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 823,951 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 862,486 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 873,016 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 897,813 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 895,579 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 901,861 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 857,234 number | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 897,584 number | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 981,455 number | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 995,721 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 746,599 number | 739,603 number | 753,595 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 834,997 number | 756,099 number | 897,813 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 962,596 number | 857,234 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Peru
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru was 1.05 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 739,603 number in 1998.
- How does Peru rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.