Primary education, teachers in Peru
Peru: Primary education, teachers was 71.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Peru, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Peru recorded 71.3% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Peru peaked at 71.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1979.
Peru ranks 125th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.6% | 55.6% | 55.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 60.2% | 60.1% | 60.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 57.7% | 62.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 62.1% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 65.9% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.2% | 71.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 primary education, teachers in Peru?
- Primary education, teachers in Peru was 71.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1979.
- How does Peru rank for primary education, teachers?
- Peru ranks 125th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.