School age population, primary education, female in Peru
Peru: School age population, primary education, female was 1.60 million in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Peru, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.60 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Peru peaked at 1.84 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million, in 1970.
That places Peru 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 1.22 million | 1.08 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.52 million | 1.40 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 million | 1.65 million | 1.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 million | 1.68 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million | 1.66 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million | 1.60 million | 1.67 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, primary education, female in Peru?
- School age population, primary education, female in Peru was 1.60 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release