Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 110.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru stood at 110.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru peaked at 110.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 1998.
Peru ranks 26th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84.4% | — |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 92.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 100.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 102.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 104.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 104.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 110.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 102.0% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 101.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 107.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 110.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 110.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 110.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.2% | 84.4% | 86.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 85.0% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.4% | 101.9% | 110.6% | 10 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.90 million (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Peru was 110.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 110.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 1998.
- How does Peru rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.