Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Peru
Peru: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 257,560 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Peru stood at 257,560 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Peru peaked at 306,529 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 202,078 number, in 1970.
Peru ranks 51st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 202,078 number | — |
| 1971 | 207,584 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 212,639 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 217,274 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 221,508 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 225,414 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 230,557 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 235,839 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 240,962 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 245,560 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 249,243 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 253,498 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 257,205 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 260,502 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 263,509 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 266,404 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 270,366 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 274,628 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 278,945 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 283,032 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 286,552 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 290,473 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 294,580 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 298,536 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 301,999 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 304,505 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 306,055 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 306,529 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 306,030 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 304,601 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 302,528 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 300,954 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 297,985 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 294,229 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 290,149 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 286,431 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 283,794 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 281,872 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 280,676 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 280,055 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 279,759 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 280,212 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 283,321 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 287,689 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 291,803 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 293,695 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 288,923 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 280,975 number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 271,809 number | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 263,141 number | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 257,560 number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 223,942 number | 202,078 number | 245,560 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 265,733 number | 249,243 number | 283,032 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 299,986 number | 286,552 number | 306,529 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 289,867 number | 280,055 number | 302,528 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 282,133 number | 263,141 number | 293,695 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,560 number | 257,560 number | 257,560 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Peru?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Peru was 257,560 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 306,529 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,078 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Peru ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.