School age population, tertiary education, female in Peru
Peru: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.34 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Peru, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in Peru stood at 1.34 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Peru peaked at 1.36 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 635,804 number, in 1970.
Peru ranks 44th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 747,989 number | 635,804 number | 862,008 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.00 million number | 890,609 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million number | 1.30 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 41 Malaysia 1.37 million number compare
- 42 Angola 1.37 million number compare
- 43 Madagascar, Republic of 1.35 million number compare
- 45 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 1.31 million number compare
- 46 Ukraine 1.27 million number compare
- 47 Côte d’Ivoire 1.17 million number compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Peru?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Peru was 1.34 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 635,804 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.