School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 12.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Peru recorded 12.13 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Peru peaked at 12.32 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.43 years, in 1970.
Peru ranks 72nd 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 and secondary, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.43 years | — |
| 1977 | 9.95 years | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 10.2 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 10.18 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 10.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 10.39 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 10.33 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.59 years | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 10.33 years | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 10.75 years | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 11.14 years | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 11.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 11.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 11.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 11 years | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 11.32 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 11.52 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.44 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.63 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.68 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.35 years | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 11.66 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.41 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.38 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.52 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.35 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.55 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 11.81 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 11.89 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 12.04 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 12.32 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 12.13 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.94 years | 9.43 years | 10.2 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.37 years | 10.19 years | 10.59 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.87 years | 10.33 years | 11.25 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.35 years | 11 years | 11.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5 years | 11.35 years | 11.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.04 years | 11.81 years | 12.32 years | 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Peru?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Peru was 12.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 12.32 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.43 years in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Peru ranks 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release