School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Peru
Peru: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 484,772 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Peru recorded 484,772 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Peru peaked at 846,207 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 460,856 number, in 1970.
Peru ranks 63rd 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, male (number) in Peru, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 460,856 number | — |
| 1971 | 474,011 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 488,191 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 503,500 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 520,331 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 538,589 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 555,621 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 573,124 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 590,284 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 606,488 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 622,158 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 635,753 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 649,935 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 664,738 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 680,359 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 696,774 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 710,700 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 725,007 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 738,756 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 751,328 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 763,513 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 772,648 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 783,066 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 794,638 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 807,361 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 821,032 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 833,273 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 846,207 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 567,795 number | -32.9% |
| 1999 | 576,897 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 585,896 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 590,650 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 594,381 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 597,118 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 599,291 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 601,859 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 605,692 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 611,800 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 617,862 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 618,686 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 612,541 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 594,165 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 577,959 number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 564,779 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 557,317 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 556,312 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 541,702 number | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 523,612 number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 505,091 number | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 491,515 number | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 484,772 number | -1.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 484,772 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,159 number, 4.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 484,772 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61,680 number, 7.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (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% | 846,207 number | 567,795 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 531,100 number | 460,856 number | 606,488 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 687,551 number | 622,158 number | 751,328 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 756,643 number | 567,795 number | 846,207 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 602,324 number | 585,896 number | 618,686 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 552,499 number | 491,515 number | 612,541 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 484,772 number | 484,772 number | 484,772 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, male in Peru?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Peru was 484,772 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 846,207 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 460,856 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Peru ranks 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.