Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Peru
Peru: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 108.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Peru, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 108.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Peru peaked at 108.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 1970.
Peru ranks 24th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.1% | — |
| 1977 | 82.7% | +19.6% |
| 1978 | 84.9% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 84.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 91.3% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 93.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 98.5% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 100.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 101.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 101.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 102.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 101.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 101.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 102.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 101.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 101.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 101.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 102.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 104.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 108.7% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.2% | 69.1% | 84.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 86.7% | 84.2% | 91.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 91.7% | 99.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 100.6% | 97.7% | 102.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.8% | 97.6% | 108.7% | 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, primary and secondary, female in Peru?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Peru was 108.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 108.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Peru ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.