School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.987 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Peru, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Peru stood at 0.987 GPI.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.821 GPI, in 1970.
Peru ranks 130th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.821 GPI | — |
| 1980 | 0.884 GPI | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9914 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9949 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.987 GPI | -1.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.987 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.987 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.06 GPI, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.821 GPI | 0.821 GPI | 0.821 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.884 GPI | 0.884 GPI | 0.884 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9914 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9945 GPI | 0.987 GPI | 1 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 127 Botswana 0.9947 GPI compare
- 128 Ghana 0.9936 GPI compare
- 129 Switzerland 0.9878 GPI compare
- 131 Malawi 0.9853 GPI compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.9851 GPI compare
- 133 Uzbekistan 0.9845 GPI compare
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Peru?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Peru was 0.987 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.821 GPI in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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, 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.