School age population, lower secondary education, male in Peru
Peru: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 790,221 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
790,221 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 205 countries
All-time high
933,318 number
in 2006
All-time low
334,041 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Peru stood at 790,221 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Peru peaked at 933,318 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 334,041 number, in 1970.
Peru ranks 50th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 334,041 number | — |
| 1971 | 344,074 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 355,100 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 366,876 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 379,292 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 391,850 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 401,984 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 411,668 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 421,691 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 432,183 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 442,636 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 452,196 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 462,257 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 472,766 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 483,784 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 494,672 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 502,327 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 509,061 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 516,054 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 523,866 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 532,124 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 538,765 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 546,325 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 554,565 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 563,102 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 571,957 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 580,705 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 590,451 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 892,135 number | +51.1% |
| 1999 | 905,763 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 917,156 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 921,109 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 922,764 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 924,167 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 927,255 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 931,373 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 933,318 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 928,578 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 917,649 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 903,098 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 888,189 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 866,558 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 853,507 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 847,656 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 846,155 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 848,179 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 824,720 number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 807,035 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 796,087 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 791,845 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 790,221 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 383,876 number | 334,041 number | 432,183 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 485,962 number | 442,636 number | 523,866 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 627,589 number | 532,124 number | 905,763 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 922,647 number | 903,098 number | 933,318 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 836,993 number | 791,845 number | 888,189 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 790,221 number | 790,221 number | 790,221 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Peru?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Peru was 790,221 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 933,318 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 334,041 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Peru ranks 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.