Preprimary education, duration in Peru
Peru: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2013
All-time low
6 years
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Peru, 2013–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Peru is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Peru peaked at 6 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2013.
Peru ranks 10th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Peru
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 112.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 19.24 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Peru?
- Preprimary education, duration in Peru was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2013.
- How does Peru rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.