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
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Peru, 1998–2006
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 133 Antigua and Barbuda 17 years compare
- 133 Belarus 17 years compare
- 133 Belize 17 years compare
- 133 Bhutan 17 years compare
- 133 British Virgin Islands 17 years
- 133 Cayman Islands 17 years compare
- 133 Colombia 17 years compare
- 133 Djibouti 17 years compare
- 133 Dominica 17 years compare
- 133 France 17 years compare
- 133 Grenada 17 years compare
- 133 Iran 17 years compare
- 133 Jamaica 17 years compare
- 133 Kazakhstan 17 years compare
- 133 Kiribati 17 years compare
- 133 Malaysia 17 years compare
- 133 New Zealand 17 years compare
- 133 Pakistan 17 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Lucia 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 years compare
- 133 Trinidad and Tobago 17 years compare
- 133 Ukraine 17 years compare
- 133 Zimbabwe 17 years compare
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 905,151 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.21 % change on previous year (2017)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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.