School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.08 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Peru stood at 1.08 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4427 GPIA, in 1976.
Peru ranks 130th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4898 GPIA | 0.4427 GPIA | 0.5232 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5435 GPIA | 0.5435 GPIA | 0.5435 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9742 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Peru?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Peru was 1.08 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4427 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 130th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release