School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru
Peru: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.61 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.61 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
49th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.83 million number
in 2005
All-time low
659,305 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.61 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru peaked at 1.83 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 659,305 number, in 1970.
That places Peru 49th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 659,305 number | — |
| 1971 | 679,127 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 700,897 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 724,101 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 748,492 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 773,115 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 793,046 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 811,938 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 831,415 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 851,745 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 872,031 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 890,726 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 910,320 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 930,692 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 951,932 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 972,969 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 988,072 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.03 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.06 million number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.12 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.16 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.75 million number | +51.0% |
| 1999 | 1.77 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.80 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.81 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 million number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.81 million number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.82 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.83 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.80 million number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.75 million number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.73 million number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.70 million number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.68 million number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.66 million number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.62 million number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.61 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 757,318 number | 659,305 number | 851,745 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 956,201 number | 872,031 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.77 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million number | 1.75 million number | 1.83 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.73 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 million number | 1.61 million number | 1.61 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Peru
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru was 1.61 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 659,305 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.