School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Peru
Peru: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 269,918 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
269,918 number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
49th
of 204 countries
All-time high
313,921 number
in 2004
All-time low
175,674 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Peru stood at 269,918 number.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Peru peaked at 313,921 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 175,674 number, in 1970.
That places Peru 49th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 175,674 number | — |
| 1971 | 181,205 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 187,029 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 193,188 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 199,241 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 204,506 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 208,908 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 213,879 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 219,148 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 224,439 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 229,590 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 234,571 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 239,749 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 245,199 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 250,357 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 254,416 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 257,322 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 260,791 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 264,622 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 268,651 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 272,830 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 276,380 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 280,273 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 284,331 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 288,694 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 293,538 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 298,248 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 302,849 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 307,262 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 310,784 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 312,549 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 312,491 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 312,749 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 313,639 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 313,921 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 311,889 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 307,827 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 303,517 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 298,545 number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 293,758 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 290,851 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 287,692 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 285,565 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 284,370 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 285,128 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 288,850 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 284,264 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 280,656 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 279,255 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 277,190 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 269,918 number | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200,722 number | 175,674 number | 224,439 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 250,527 number | 229,590 number | 268,651 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 291,519 number | 272,830 number | 310,784 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 308,088 number | 293,758 number | 313,921 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,382 number | 277,190 number | 290,851 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 269,918 number | 269,918 number | 269,918 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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, last grade of primary education, male in Peru?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Peru was 269,918 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 313,921 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,674 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.