Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.1154 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Peru, 1979–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.1154 units per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.1154 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 units per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places Peru 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.041 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.05 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0733 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0733 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0893 units per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0873 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0887 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0888 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0927 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0926 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0941 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0958 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0989 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0966 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1022 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1067 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1089 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1115 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1127 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1143 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1154 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.1154 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3064 units per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.1154 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4031 units per square kilometre, 29% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +34.3% | 0.05 units per square kilometre | 0.0672 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | 0.05 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0876 units per square kilometre | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | 0.0958 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1034 units per square kilometre | 0.0952 units per square kilometre | 0.1115 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1133 units per square kilometre | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | 0.1154 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 146 Colombia 0.1255 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Senegal 0.125 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1229 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1128 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Belarus 0.1102 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Vanuatu 0.1097 units per square kilometre 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Peru?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Peru was 0.1154 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1154 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 units per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Peru rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.