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

Latest (2020)
261,219 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
51st
of 206 countries
All-time high
317,858 number
in 1998
All-time low
207,521 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Peru, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Peru, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  1. 48 Italy 275,449 number compare
  2. 49 Nepal 274,577 number compare
  3. 50 Zambia 274,412 number compare
  4. 52 Malaysia 261,095 number compare
  5. 53 Chad 255,031 number compare
  6. 54 Senegal 245,992 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.