Secondary education, teachers, female in Peru
Peru: Secondary education, teachers, female was 103,599 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Peru, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Peru recorded 103,599 for secondary education, teachers, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Peru peaked at 103,599 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,642, in 1975.
Peru ranks 36th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,871 | 16,642 | 17,100 | 2 |
| 1980s | 22,970 | 22,970 | 22,970 | 1 |
| 1990s | 44,643 | 38,288 | 52,573 | 4 |
| 2000s | 63,278 | 50,957 | 70,777 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,491 | 70,429 | 93,140 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,438 | 93,774 | 103,599 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 33 Sri Lanka 113,295 compare
- 34 South Africa 109,909 compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 109,250 compare
- 37 Colombia 96,645 compare
- 38 Romania 92,343 compare
- 39 Azerbaijan 91,161 compare
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 secondary education, teachers, female in Peru?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Peru was 103,599 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 103,599 in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,642 in 1975.
- How does Peru rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Peru ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.