Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Peru
Peru: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.8916 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.8916
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
91st
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.9053
in 2004
All-time low
0.6534
in 1972
Years of data
16
1972–2018
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Peru, 1972–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.8916 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Peru peaked at 0.9053 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6534, in 1972.
That places Peru 91st out of 121 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.6534 | — |
| 1981 | 0.7639 | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8056 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9053 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8712 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8418 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8418 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8417 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8408 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8594 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8766 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8825 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8911 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8723 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.896 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8916 | -0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.8916 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9879, 90% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.8916 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6534 | 0.6534 | 0.6534 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7639 | 0.7639 | 0.7639 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8056 | 0.8056 | 0.8056 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8571 | 0.8408 | 0.9053 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8814 | 0.8594 | 0.896 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 88 El Salvador 0.9199 compare
- 89 Bolivia 0.9104 compare
- 90 Vietnam 0.8992 compare
- 92 Jordan 0.8903 compare
- 93 South Korea 0.8875 compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8848 compare
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Peru?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Peru was 0.8916 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9053 in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6534 in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Peru ranks 91st out of 121 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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