School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru
Peru: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 989,976 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
989,976 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
62nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.65 million number
in 1997
All-time low
910,072 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru is 989,976 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru peaked at 1.65 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 910,072 number, in 1970.
Peru ranks 62nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 910,072 number | — |
| 1971 | 936,236 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 964,133 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 994,109 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.03 million number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.06 million number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.13 million number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.20 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.25 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.28 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.31 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.34 million number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.37 million number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.40 million number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.43 million number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.45 million number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.48 million number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.50 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.52 million number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.53 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.55 million number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.58 million number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.60 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.63 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.65 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.11 million number | -32.9% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.16 million number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.16 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.17 million number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.15 million number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.11 million number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million number | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 994,256 number | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 989,976 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 million number | 910,072 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.65 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million number | 994,256 number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 989,976 number | 989,976 number | 989,976 number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Peru was 989,976 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 910,072 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 62nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.