School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 132nd of 191 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5232 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5211 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4896 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4867 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4904 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4748 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4427 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5435 GPIA | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9742 GPIA | +79.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.08 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.08 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 GPIA, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +79.2% | 0.5435 GPIA | 0.9742 GPIA |
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
- 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, 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 132nd out of 191 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