School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Peru
Peru: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 3.22 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Peru, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3.22 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Peru peaked at 3.43 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.22 million, in 2025.
Peru ranks 28th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.43 million | — |
| 2014 | 3.39 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.35 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.32 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.30 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.27 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.27 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.25 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.25 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.24 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.23 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.23 million | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.22 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.33 million | 3.27 million | 3.43 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.24 million | 3.22 million | 3.25 million | 6 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Peru?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Peru was 3.22 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 million in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 28th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release