What is population, age 17, female in Peru?

Population, age 17, female in Peru was 270,020 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, female recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 289,196 in 2010.

What is the lowest population, age 17, female recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 230,845 in 1990.

How does Peru rank for population, age 17, female?

Peru ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 17, female rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, female in Peru

Name: Population, age 17, female in Peru
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Peru: Population, age 17, female was 270,020 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

270,020

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

41st

of 191 countries

All-time high

289,196

in 2010

All-time low

230,845

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, female in Peru, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Peru recorded 270,020 for population, age 17, female in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, female in Peru peaked at 289,196 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 230,845, in 1990.

That places Peru 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	249,267	230,845	257,990	10
2000s	272,731	258,972	288,591	10
2010s	281,989	270,020	289,196	5

Countries ranked near Peru

38 Mozambique 279,920 compare
39 Ghana 274,226 compare
40 Venezuela 270,553 compare
42 Madagascar 267,705 compare
43 Italy 262,980 compare
44 Uzbekistan 262,377 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, female in Peru?: Population, age 17, female in Peru was 270,020 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, female recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 289,196 in 2010.
What is the lowest population, age 17, female recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 230,845 in 1990.
How does Peru rank for population, age 17, female?: Peru ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, female rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.