Over-age students, primary, female in Peru
Peru: Over-age students, primary, female was 5.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Peru, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Peru is 5.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Peru peaked at 25.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2018.
That places Peru 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.1% | — |
| 1981 | 19.0% | -24.4% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | +37.3% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -30.0% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 16.8% | 24.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.4% | 10.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Peru?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Peru was 5.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Peru ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.