School age population, early childhood education, female in Peru
Peru: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.58 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Peru, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Peru stood at 1.58 million. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Peru peaked at 1.68 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.58 million, in 2025.
That places Peru 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.68 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.66 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.64 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.63 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.59 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.58 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.63 million | 1.60 million | 1.68 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million | 1.58 million | 1.60 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.75 million compare
- 25 Thailand 1.69 million compare
- 26 Mozambique 1.66 million compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 1.56 million compare
- 29 Morocco 1.54 million compare
- 30 Argentina 1.54 million compare
More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 905,151 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.21 % change on previous year (2017)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Peru?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Peru was 1.58 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 million in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Peru ranks 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release