Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Peru
Peru: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 103.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Peru, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 103.6% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Peru peaked at 103.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2000.
That places Peru 46th out of 182 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.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.8% | — |
| 1999 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.2% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 103.6% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 66.6% | 66.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 65.0% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 77.6% | 103.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 43 Greece 105.0% compare
- 44 South Africa 104.5% compare
- 45 Hong Kong, China 103.9% compare
- 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 103.5% compare
- 48 Chile 103.4% compare
- 49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 102.8% compare
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Peru?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Peru was 103.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 103.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Peru ranks 46th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.