School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 5.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Peru, 1970–2024
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 126th of 213 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.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Peru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.62 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.98 years | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 2.07 years | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.99 years | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 3.34 years | +68.1% |
| 1976 | 3.78 years | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 2.47 years | -34.7% |
| 1978 | 2.68 years | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 2.78 years | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 2.76 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.84 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 2.74 years | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.92 years | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 3.17 years | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 3.32 years | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 3.79 years | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 3.85 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.94 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.09 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 4.15 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.79 years | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 4.07 years | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 4.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.26 years | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.39 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.45 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.57 years | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 4.69 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.75 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.65 years | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.94 years | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 4.87 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.01 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.98 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.94 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.02 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.14 years | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.67 years | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 5.45 years | -3.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 5.45 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.06 years, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 5.45 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.24 years, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +68.1% | 1.99 years | 3.34 years |
| 1977 | -34.7% | 3.78 years | 2.47 years |
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
- 123 Bhutan 5.5 years compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 5.49 years compare
- 125 East Timor 5.46 years compare
- 127 Bolivia 5.45 years compare
- 128 South Africa 5.41 years compare
- 129 Gabon 5.34 years compare
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, 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 126th out of 213 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