School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
87th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8385 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
37
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.01 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Peru peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8385 GPIA, in 1970.
Peru ranks 87th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8385 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.9184 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.921 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9142 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9096 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9218 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9125 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9339 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9569 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9563 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9675 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9689 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9657 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9639 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9659 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9774 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9746 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9745 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9715 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9712 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9633 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9665 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9624 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9512 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9605 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9657 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9716 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9818 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9866 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.898 GPIA | 0.8385 GPIA | 0.921 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9195 GPIA | 0.9096 GPIA | 0.9339 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9624 GPIA | 0.9563 GPIA | 0.9689 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9694 GPIA | 0.9633 GPIA | 0.9774 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9717 GPIA | 0.9512 GPIA | 0.9932 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Peru?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Peru was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8385 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Peru ranks 87th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release