Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Peru
Peru: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 14.12 Years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Peru, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Peru stood at 14.12 Years. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Peru peaked at 14.12 Years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.43 Years, in 2017.
That places Peru 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Peru, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.94 Years | — |
| 2014 | 13.66 Years | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.53 Years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.45 Years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.43 Years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.46 Years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.54 Years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 13.54 Years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.54 Years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.97 Years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 14.04 Years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 14.12 Years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.57 Years | 13.43 Years | 13.94 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.84 Years | 13.54 Years | 14.12 Years | 5 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Peru?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Peru was 14.12 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14.12 Years in 2024.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.43 Years in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Peru ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.