School age population, secondary education, male in Peru

Peru: School age population, secondary education, male was 1.27 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.27 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
57th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.54 million number
in 2007
All-time low
794,897 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, male in Peru, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Peru is 1.27 million number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Peru peaked at 1.54 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 794,897 number, in 1970.

Peru ranks 57th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in Peru, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 794,897 number
1971 818,085 number +2.9%
1972 843,291 number +3.1%
1973 870,376 number +3.2%
1974 899,623 number +3.4%
1975 930,439 number +3.4%
1976 957,605 number +2.9%
1977 984,792 number +2.8%
1978 1.01 million number +2.8%
1979 1.04 million number +2.6%
1980 1.06 million number +2.5%
1981 1.09 million number +2.2%
1982 1.11 million number +2.2%
1983 1.14 million number +2.3%
1984 1.16 million number +2.3%
1985 1.19 million number +2.3%
1986 1.21 million number +1.8%
1987 1.23 million number +1.7%
1988 1.25 million number +1.7%
1989 1.28 million number +1.6%
1990 1.30 million number +1.6%
1991 1.31 million number +1.2%
1992 1.33 million number +1.4%
1993 1.35 million number +1.5%
1994 1.37 million number +1.6%
1995 1.39 million number +1.6%
1996 1.41 million number +1.5%
1997 1.44 million number +1.6%
1998 1.46 million number +1.6%
1999 1.48 million number +1.6%
2000 1.50 million number +1.4%
2001 1.51 million number +0.6%
2002 1.52 million number +0.4%
2003 1.52 million number +0.3%
2004 1.53 million number +0.3%
2005 1.53 million number +0.4%
2006 1.54 million number +0.4%
2007 1.54 million number +0.1%
2008 1.54 million number -0.3%
2009 1.52 million number -0.9%
2010 1.50 million number -1.4%
2011 1.46 million number -2.7%
2012 1.43 million number -2.0%
2013 1.41 million number -1.3%
2014 1.40 million number -0.6%
2015 1.40 million number +0.1%
2016 1.37 million number -2.7%
2017 1.33 million number -2.6%
2018 1.30 million number -2.2%
2019 1.28 million number -1.4%
2020 1.27 million number -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 914,976 number 794,897 number 1.04 million number 10
1980s 1.17 million number 1.06 million number 1.28 million number 10
1990s 1.38 million number 1.30 million number 1.48 million number 10
2000s 1.52 million number 1.50 million number 1.54 million number 10
2010s 1.39 million number 1.28 million number 1.50 million number 10
2020s 1.27 million number 1.27 million number 1.27 million number 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 54 Chad 1.35 million number compare
  2. 55 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.34 million number compare
  3. 56 Senegal 1.30 million number compare
  4. 58 Canada 1.20 million number compare
  5. 59 Somalia 1.15 million number compare
  6. 60 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.14 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in Peru?
School age population, secondary education, male in Peru was 1.27 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.54 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 794,897 number in 1970.
How does Peru rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
Peru ranks 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.