Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Peru

Peru: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0854 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0854 units per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
48th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0931 units per person
in 2002
All-time low
0.0336 units per person
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Peru, 1970–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.0854 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2018.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0931 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0336 units per person, in 1970.

That places Peru 48th out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Peru, 1970 to 2018.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0336 units per person
1971 0.0345 units per person +2.9%
1972 0.0362 units per person +4.7%
1973 0.0368 units per person +1.9%
1974 0.0383 units per person +4.0%
1975 0.0409 units per person +6.7%
1976 0.0445 units per person +8.8%
1977 0.0492 units per person +10.4%
1978 0.0563 units per person +14.5%
1979 0.0647 units per person +14.9%
1980 0.0663 units per person +2.6%
1981 0.0689 units per person +3.8%
1982 0.0685 units per person -0.6%
1983 0.0707 units per person +3.2%
1984 0.0717 units per person +1.5%
1985 0.0726 units per person +1.3%
1986 0.0733 units per person +0.9%
1987 0.0741 units per person +1.1%
1988 0.075 units per person +1.2%
1989 0.0767 units per person +2.3%
1990 0.0771 units per person +0.5%
1991 0.0761 units per person -1.3%
1992 0.0743 units per person -2.4%
1993 0.0735 units per person -1.1%
1994 0.0768 units per person +4.5%
1995 0.0765 units per person -0.4%
1996 0.0778 units per person +1.7%
1997 0.0777 units per person -0.2%
1998 0.0859 units per person +10.6%
1999 0.087 units per person +1.2%
2000 0.0893 units per person +2.6%
2001 0.0921 units per person +3.2%
2002 0.0931 units per person +1.0%
2003 0.0829 units per person -10.9%
2004 0.0856 units per person +3.2%
2005 0.0858 units per person +0.3%
2006 0.088 units per person +2.5%
2007 0.0895 units per person +1.8%
2008 0.0894 units per person -0.2%
2009 0.0915 units per person +2.4%
2010 0.0911 units per person -0.4%
2011 0.0901 units per person -1.2%
2012 0.0873 units per person -3.1%
2013 0.0901 units per person +3.2%
2014 0.0874 units per person -3.0%
2015 0.0868 units per person -0.7%
2016 0.0877 units per person +1.0%
2017 0.087 units per person -0.8%
2018 0.0854 units per person -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0435 units per person 0.0336 units per person 0.0647 units per person 10
1980s 0.0718 units per person 0.0663 units per person 0.0767 units per person 10
1990s 0.0783 units per person 0.0735 units per person 0.087 units per person 10
2000s 0.0887 units per person 0.0829 units per person 0.0931 units per person 10
2010s 0.0881 units per person 0.0854 units per person 0.0911 units per person 9

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 45 Brunei Darussalam 0.0887 units per person compare
  2. 46 Mauritius 0.0875 units per person compare
  3. 47 New Zealand 0.0864 units per person compare
  4. 49 New Caledonia 0.0845 units per person compare
  5. 50 Mexico 0.0833 units per person compare
  6. 51 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0833 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Peru?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Peru was 0.0854 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0931 units per person in 2002.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0336 units per person in 1970.
How does Peru rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Peru ranks 48th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.