Teachers in primary education, male in Peru
Peru: Teachers in primary education, male was 57,324 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57,324
Change on year
down 17.7%
World rank
35th
of 212 countries
All-time high
69,788
in 2019
All-time low
33,684
in 1980
Years of data
33
1979–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in Peru, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Peru recorded 57,324 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.7% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Peru peaked at 69,788 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33,684, in 1980.
Peru ranks 35th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 35,689 | — |
| 1980 | 33,684 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 34,359 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 42,564 | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 59,373 | +39.5% |
| 1995 | 61,870 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 68,670 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 57,439 | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 57,176 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 53,545 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 56,402 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 63,589 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 63,788 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 63,341 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 65,329 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 64,783 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 64,159 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 65,276 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 64,552 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 63,981 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 59,494 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 65,174 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 65,300 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 62,850 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 58,732 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 60,711 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 67,200 | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 69,788 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 69,066 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 68,595 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 69,616 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 69,628 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57,324 | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,689 | 35,689 | 35,689 | 1 |
| 1980s | 36,869 | 33,684 | 42,564 | 3 |
| 1990s | 61,838 | 57,439 | 68,670 | 4 |
| 2000s | 61,739 | 53,545 | 65,329 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,778 | 58,732 | 69,788 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,846 | 57,324 | 69,628 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Peru?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Peru was 57,324 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 69,788 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,684 in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Peru ranks 35th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release