School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Peru
Peru: School age population, early childhood education, female (number) 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 (number) 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% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.58 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 170,358, 9.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.58 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 113,398, 13.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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 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
- 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 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