School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
99th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
0.9865 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
43
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9865 GPIA, in 2012.
Peru ranks 99th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.04 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9869 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9952 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9865 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9869 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9865 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 96 Costa Rica 1.01 GPIA compare
- 97 Andorra 1.01 GPIA compare
- 98 Malta 1.01 GPIA compare
- 100 French Polynesia 1 GPIA compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 102 Syria 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Peru?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Peru was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9865 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 99th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release