Over-age students, primary, male in Peru
Peru: Over-age students, primary, male was 5.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Peru, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Peru is 5.8%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Peru peaked at 28.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2018.
Peru ranks 101st of 191 countries on this measure, 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, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.0% | — |
| 1981 | 19.0% | -32.2% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +33.7% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | -30.5% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 17.3% | 25.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.8% | 10.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 98 Argentina 6.1% compare
- 99 Italy 5.9% compare
- 100 British Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
- 102 Netherlands 5.8% compare
- 103 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.7% compare
- 104 Belarus 5.5% compare
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 over-age students, primary, male in Peru?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Peru was 5.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Peru ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.