Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Peru
Peru: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 71.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Peru, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 71.3% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Peru peaked at 71.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1979.
Peru ranks 133rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 55.6% | — |
| 1980 | 60.1% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 60.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 60.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 59.2% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 57.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 62.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.6% | 55.6% | 55.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 60.2% | 60.1% | 60.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 57.7% | 62.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 62.1% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 65.9% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.2% | 71.3% | 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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Peru?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Peru was 71.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1979.
- How does Peru rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Peru ranks 133rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release