Population, age 18, total in Peru
Peru: Population, age 18, total was 560,522 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 18, total in Peru, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Peru recorded 560,522 for population, age 18, total in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, total in Peru peaked at 583,605 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 457,156, in 1990.
Peru ranks 38th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 494,647 | 457,156 | 514,922 | 10 |
| 2000s | 544,907 | 517,349 | 579,943 | 10 |
| 2010s | 576,347 | 560,522 | 583,605 | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 18, total in Peru?
- Population, age 18, total in Peru was 560,522 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 583,605 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 457,156 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for population, age 18, total?
- Peru ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.