School enrollment, primary, private in Peru
Peru: School enrollment, primary, private was 26.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Peru is 26.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Peru peaked at 27.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1996.
That places Peru 44th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.5% | — |
| 1971 | 13.8% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 13.1% | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 13.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 13.4% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 12.2% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 12.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 12.8% | 14.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 13.0% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 22.1% | 27.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 22.2% | 26.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 enrollment, primary, private in Peru?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Peru was 26.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1996.
- How does Peru rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.