School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9504 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Peru, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Peru is 0.9504 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8413 GPI, in 1970.
Peru ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8413 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 0.927 GPI | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9311 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9246 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9202 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9331 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9224 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9433 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.967 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9715 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9817 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9834 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9806 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9806 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9788 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9826 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9968 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9966 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.989 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9938 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9957 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9986 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9815 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9663 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9561 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9504 GPI | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.906 GPI | 0.8413 GPI | 0.9311 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9298 GPI | 0.9202 GPI | 0.9433 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9759 GPI | 0.967 GPI | 0.9834 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9964 GPI | 0.9788 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.985 GPI | 0.9504 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Peru?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Peru was 0.9504 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8413 GPI in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.