School life expectancy, secondary, female in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.45 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Peru, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Peru is 5.45 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Peru peaked at 5.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.62 years, in 1970.
Peru ranks 123rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.52 years | 1.62 years | 3.78 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.82 years | 2.74 years | 2.92 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.53 years | 3.17 years | 3.85 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.18 years | 3.79 years | 4.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 years | 4.65 years | 5.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3 years | 5.02 years | 5.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 120 Bhutan 5.5 years compare
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 5.49 years compare
- 122 East Timor 5.46 years compare
- 124 Bolivia 5.45 years compare
- 125 South Africa 5.41 years compare
- 126 Gabon 5.34 years compare
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Peru?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Peru was 5.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 years in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Peru ranks 123rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release