School age population, primary education, female in Peru
Peru: School age population, primary education, female was 1.59 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Peru is 1.59 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Peru peaked at 1.82 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million number, in 1970.
Peru ranks 47th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.26 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.52 million number | 1.42 million number | 1.63 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million number | 1.69 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million number | 1.64 million number | 1.72 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.59 million number | 1 |
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 1.59 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Peru ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.