School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Peru, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Peru is 1 GPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Peru peaked at 1 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8183 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Peru 133rd out of 179 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8183 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.872 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9957 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9752 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9776 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9823 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9798 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +1.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.06 GPIA, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 GPIA, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8183 GPIA | 0.8183 GPIA | 0.8183 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.872 GPIA | 0.872 GPIA | 0.872 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9825 GPIA | 0.9752 GPIA | 0.9957 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9987 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Peru?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Peru was 1 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8183 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Peru ranks 133rd out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release