Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Peru

Peru: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 17 years in 2006. ▬ Flat

Latest (2006)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 1998
All-time low
17 years
in 1998
Years of data
8
1998–2006

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Peru, 1998–2006

0510151998200220061998: 17 years1999: 17 years2000: 17 years2001: 17 years2002: 17 years2004: 17 years2005: 17 years2006: 17 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Peru recorded 17 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2006. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Peru peaked at 17 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17 years, in 1998.

That places Peru 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years) in Peru, 1998 to 2006.
Year years Change
1998 17 years
1999 17 years +0.0%
2000 17 years +0.0%
2001 17 years +0.0%
2002 17 years +0.0%
2004 17 years +0.0%
2005 17 years +0.0%
2006 17 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17 years 17 years 17 years 2
2000s 17 years 17 years 17 years 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 133 Antigua and Barbuda 17 years compare
  2. 133 Belarus 17 years compare
  3. 133 Belize 17 years compare
  4. 133 Bhutan 17 years compare
  5. 133 British Virgin Islands 17 years
  6. 133 Cayman Islands 17 years compare
  7. 133 Colombia 17 years compare
  8. 133 Djibouti 17 years compare
  9. 133 Dominica 17 years compare
  10. 133 France 17 years compare
  11. 133 Grenada 17 years compare
  12. 133 Iran 17 years compare
  13. 133 Jamaica 17 years compare
  14. 133 Kazakhstan 17 years compare
  15. 133 Kiribati 17 years compare
  16. 133 Malaysia 17 years compare
  17. 133 New Zealand 17 years compare
  18. 133 Pakistan 17 years compare
  19. 133 Seychelles 17 years compare
  20. 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 years compare
  21. 133 Saint Lucia 17 years compare
  22. 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 years compare
  23. 133 Trinidad and Tobago 17 years compare
  24. 133 Ukraine 17 years compare
  25. 133 Zimbabwe 17 years compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Peru?
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Peru was 17 years in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
How does Peru rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Peru ranks 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2006.
Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.