Primary education, pupils in Peru
Peru: Primary education, pupils was 49.1% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Primary education, pupils in Peru, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Peru is 49.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Peru peaked at 49.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1970.
That places Peru 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 45.9% | 48.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 47.6% | 48.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.6% | 49.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 48.8% | 49.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 37 Antigua and Barbuda 49.2% compare
- 38 Guyana 49.2% compare
- 39 Gibraltar 49.2% compare
- 41 Equatorial Guinea 49.1% compare
- 42 Comoros 49.1% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 49.1% compare
More education data for Peru
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 primary education, pupils in Peru?
- Primary education, pupils in Peru was 49.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for primary education, pupils?
- Peru ranks 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.