Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Peru
Peru: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 261,219 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Peru is 261,219 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Peru peaked at 317,858 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 207,521 number, in 1970.
That places Peru 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 207,521 number | — |
| 1971 | 213,336 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 218,700 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 223,616 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 228,080 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 232,134 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 237,588 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 243,133 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 248,454 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 253,159 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 256,838 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 261,520 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 265,569 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 269,082 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 272,123 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 274,839 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 279,160 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 283,642 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 288,059 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 292,154 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 295,606 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 299,849 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 304,296 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 308,530 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 312,118 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 314,516 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 316,572 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 317,714 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 317,858 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 316,859 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 314,786 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 313,293 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 310,328 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 306,480 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 302,233 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 298,273 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 295,360 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 293,524 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 292,516 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 292,224 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 292,273 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 293,176 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 295,877 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 299,379 number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 302,622 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 304,274 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 295,827 number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 285,586 number | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 275,262 number | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 266,378 number | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 261,219 number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 230,572 number | 207,521 number | 253,159 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 274,299 number | 256,838 number | 292,154 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 310,392 number | 295,606 number | 317,858 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,902 number | 292,224 number | 314,786 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 291,065 number | 266,378 number | 304,274 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,219 number | 261,219 number | 261,219 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, male in Peru?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Peru was 261,219 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 317,858 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 207,521 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Peru ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.