School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Peru
Peru: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 505,204 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Peru stood at 505,204 number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Peru peaked at 805,812 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 449,216 number, in 1970.
That places Peru 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female (number) in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 449,216 number | — |
| 1971 | 462,225 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 475,942 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 490,609 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 506,764 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 524,329 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 541,214 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 558,175 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 574,523 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 589,810 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 604,550 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 617,968 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 631,337 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 644,978 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 659,441 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 674,776 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 689,011 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 702,721 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 715,217 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 726,173 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 736,324 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 743,821 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 751,299 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 759,441 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 769,249 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 780,788 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 793,350 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 805,812 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 540,047 number | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 548,605 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 557,465 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 564,950 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 570,100 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 572,931 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 574,481 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 576,643 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 574,647 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 571,521 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 566,625 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 560,154 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 554,722 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 550,834 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 547,467 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 543,827 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 539,683 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 536,447 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 535,201 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 525,456 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 511,184 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 502,741 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 505,204 number | +0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 505,204 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 4.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 505,204 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,296 number, 9.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (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 | -33.0% | 805,812 number | 540,047 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 517,281 number | 449,216 number | 589,810 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 666,617 number | 604,550 number | 726,173 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 722,874 number | 540,047 number | 805,812 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 568,952 number | 557,465 number | 576,643 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 534,756 number | 502,741 number | 554,722 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 505,204 number | 505,204 number | 505,204 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, female in Peru?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Peru was 505,204 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 805,812 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 449,216 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Peru ranks 61st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.