Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Peru
Peru: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Peru, 1977–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2016.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Peru peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.756 GPI, in 1978.
Peru ranks 104th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.9437 GPI | — |
| 1978 | 0.756 GPI | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9529 GPI | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9388 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9526 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9934 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9688 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9888 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9662 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.991 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9859 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9769 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9969 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9993 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9799 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9681 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8842 GPI | 0.756 GPI | 0.9529 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9388 GPI | 0.9388 GPI | 0.9388 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9716 GPI | 0.9526 GPI | 0.9934 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9914 GPI | 0.9662 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9952 GPI | 0.9681 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 4 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Peru?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Peru was 1 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.756 GPI in 1978.
- How does Peru rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Peru ranks 104th out of 154 countries with data for 2016.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.