Population, age 21, total in Peru
Peru: Population, age 21, total was 579,518 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in Peru, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 21, total in Peru is 579,518, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Peru peaked at 579,518 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 426,347, in 1990.
Peru ranks 40th 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 | 461,678 | 426,347 | 497,102 | 10 |
| 2000s | 518,594 | 502,669 | 543,683 | 10 |
| 2010s | 566,623 | 551,616 | 579,518 | 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 21, total in Peru?
- Population, age 21, total in Peru was 579,518 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 579,518 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 426,347 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for population, age 21, total?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 21, 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.