Repeaters, primary, total in Peru
Peru: Repeaters, primary, total was 2.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Peru, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Peru recorded 2.7% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Peru peaked at 18.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2017.
That places Peru 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 8.8% | 18.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 14.1% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 15.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.7% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 6.2% | 9 |
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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 repeaters, primary, total in Peru?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Peru was 2.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Peru ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.