School age population, secondary education, female in Peru
Peru: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.33 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.33 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
55th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.47 million number
in 2005
All-time low
774,480 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Peru is 1.33 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Peru peaked at 1.47 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 774,480 number, in 1970.
That places Peru 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 774,480 number | — |
| 1971 | 797,278 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 821,739 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 847,834 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 875,964 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 905,594 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 932,276 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 958,445 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 984,247 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.01 million number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.03 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.06 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.08 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.15 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.17 million number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.19 million number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.21 million number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.23 million number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.25 million number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.26 million number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.28 million number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.29 million number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.31 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.42 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.44 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.45 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.46 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.46 million number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.46 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.47 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.46 million number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.42 million number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.36 million number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.33 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 890,723 number | 774,480 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million number | 1.41 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.33 million 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, secondary education, female in Peru?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Peru was 1.33 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 774,480 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Peru ranks 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.