Preprimary education, duration in Peru
Peru: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2013
All-time low
6 years
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Peru, 2013–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Peru is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Peru peaked at 6 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2013.
Peru ranks 10th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Preprimary education, duration in Peru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 years | — |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 6 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5 years, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 6 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5 years, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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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 preprimary education, duration in Peru?
- Preprimary education, duration in Peru was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2013.
- How does Peru rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.