Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Peru
Peru: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 5.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Peru, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Peru recorded 5.6% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Peru peaked at 26.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2018.
That places Peru 99th 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 32 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.7% | — |
| 1973 | 25.4% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 23.0% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 19.0% | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 20.6% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | +35.4% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | -29.5% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +35.4% | 18.4% | 24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.1% | 25.4% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 17.0% | 24.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.6% | 10.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 96 India 5.9% compare
- 97 United States 5.8% compare
- 98 South Africa 5.8% compare
- 100 Belarus 5.5% compare
- 101 Bolivia 5.4% compare
- 102 Netherlands 5.4% compare
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Peru?
- Over-age students, primary in Peru was 5.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for over-age students, primary?
- Peru ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. 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 (% of 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.