Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Peru
Peru: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 93.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Peru, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Peru is 93.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Peru peaked at 93.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1970.
Peru ranks 52nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.5% | — |
| 1980 | 65.0% | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +30.3% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 78.5% | 84.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 93.0% | 93.1% | 2 |
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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 to tertiary, female in Peru?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Peru was 93.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Peru ranks 52nd out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.