School age population, early childhood educational development in Peru
Peru: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.60 million in 2025. β¬ Flat
School age population, early childhood educational development in Peru, 2013β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Peru is 1.60 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Peru peaked at 1.69 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million, in 2025.
Peru ranks 18th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.64 million | 1.61 million | 1.69 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.61 million | 1.60 million | 1.62 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Peru?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Peru was 1.60 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Peru ranks 18th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release