School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Peru
Peru: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.08 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Peru, 1970–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.08 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4427 GPI, in 1976.
Peru ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5232 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.5211 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4896 GPI | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4867 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4904 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4748 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4427 GPI | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5435 GPI | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9742 GPI | +79.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPI | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +79.2% | 0.5435 GPI | 0.9742 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4898 GPI | 0.4427 GPI | 0.5232 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5435 GPI | 0.5435 GPI | 0.5435 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9742 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 2 |
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 enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Peru?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Peru was 1.08 GPI in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4427 GPI in 1976.
- How does Peru rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.