What is population, age 12, male in Peru?

Population, age 12, male in Peru was 276,888 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 12, male recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 303,828 in 2005.

What is the lowest population, age 12, male recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 266,720 in 1990.

How does Peru rank for population, age 12, male?

Peru ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 12, male rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Population, age 12, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 12, male in Peru

Name: Population, age 12, male in Peru
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Peru: Population, age 12, male was 276,888 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

276,888

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

45th

of 191 countries

All-time high

303,828

in 2005

All-time low

266,720

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 12, male in Peru, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 12, male in Peru is 276,888, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, male in Peru peaked at 303,828 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 266,720, in 1990.

That places Peru 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	272,801	266,720	282,058	10
2000s	296,612	285,866	303,828	10
2010s	280,589	276,888	286,951	6

Countries ranked near Peru

42 Uzbekistan 284,328 compare
43 Saudi Arabia 284,127 compare
44 Malaysia 283,845 compare
46 Cameroon 267,974 compare
47 Angola 267,310 compare
48 Cote d'Ivoire 264,142 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Peru

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.97 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)

All data for Peru →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, male in Peru?: Population, age 12, male in Peru was 276,888 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, male recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 303,828 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 12, male recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 266,720 in 1990.
How does Peru rank for population, age 12, male?: Peru ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, male rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Population, age 12, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 12, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 12, male refers to the male population at the specified age.