School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Peru
Peru: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 989,976 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
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 (number) 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% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 989,976 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 239,355 number, 4.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 989,976 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,976 number, 8.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -32.9% | 1.65 million number | 1.11 million number |
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 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.