Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Peru
Peru: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 68,378 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Peru recorded 68,378 for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.7% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Peru peaked at 554,271 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 68,378, in 2024.
That places Peru 84th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 554,271 | — |
| 1981 | 501,187 | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 510,669 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 488,284 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 503,689 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 483,833 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 466,533 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 452,847 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 394,791 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 437,432 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 474,154 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 454,698 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 392,871 | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 308,597 | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 276,681 | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 238,240 | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 209,308 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 172,611 | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 263,182 | +52.5% |
| 2017 | 291,925 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 279,048 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 240,790 | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 199,358 | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 176,585 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 159,156 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 113,446 | -28.7% |
| 2024 | 68,378 | -39.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 68,378 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,710, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 68,378 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40,185, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +52.5% | 172,611 | 263,182 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 554,271 | 554,271 | 554,271 | 1 |
| 1980s | 501,187 | 501,187 | 501,187 | 1 |
| 1990s | 490,602 | 466,533 | 510,669 | 5 |
| 2000s | 381,146 | 238,240 | 474,154 | 9 |
| 2010s | 242,811 | 172,611 | 291,925 | 6 |
| 2020s | 143,385 | 68,378 | 199,358 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Peru?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Peru was 68,378 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 554,271 in 1970.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,378 in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release