Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru
Peru: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0544 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru, 1979–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru is 0.0544 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.0545 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 units per square kilometre, in 1980.
Peru ranks 128th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0498 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0495 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0506 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0504 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.05 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0465 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0509 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.051 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.054 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0544 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0813 units per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0544 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.086 units per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (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 | +39.5% | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | 0.0464 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | 0.051 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0498 units per square kilometre | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | 0.0545 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0541 units per square kilometre | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 125 Tajikistan 0.0598 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Eritrea 0.0555 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 Nicaragua 0.0546 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0538 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 Poland 0.0526 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0524 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, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru was 0.0544 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0545 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, male (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, male (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, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male 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, male (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.