School age population, primary education, both sexes in Peru
Peru: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 3.27 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Peru, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3.27 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Peru peaked at 3.73 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.19 million, in 1970.
Peru ranks 49th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.47 million | 2.19 million | 2.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.08 million | 2.82 million | 3.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.55 million | 3.34 million | 3.72 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 million | 3.38 million | 3.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.40 million | 3.35 million | 3.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 million | 3.27 million | 3.40 million | 6 |
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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, primary education, both sexes in Peru?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Peru was 3.27 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 million in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release