Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Peru

Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. was 50.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
50.8%
World rank
28th
of 144 countries
All-time high
50.8%
in 2010
All-time low
29.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Peru, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 29.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 32.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 36 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 41.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 47.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 45.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 44.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 42.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 41.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 40.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 50.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Peru is 50.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Peru peaked at 50.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1960.

Peru ranks 28th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Peru, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 29.8%
1965 32.6% +9.6%
1970 36.0% +10.3%
1975 41.2% +14.5%
1980 47.2% +14.5%
1985 45.7% -3.1%
1990 44.2% -3.4%
1995 42.5% -3.8%
2000 41.7% -2.0%
2005 40.5% -2.7%
2010 50.8% +25.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31.2% 29.8% 32.6% 2
1970s 38.6% 36.0% 41.2% 2
1980s 46.5% 45.7% 47.2% 2
1990s 43.4% 42.5% 44.2% 2
2000s 41.1% 40.5% 41.7% 2
2010s 50.8% 50.8% 50.8% 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 25 Chile 53.4% compare
  2. 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 52.3% compare
  3. 27 Panama 52.1% compare
  4. 29 Dominican Republic 50.4% compare
  5. 30 Mauritius 49.4% compare
  6. 31 Italy 48.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Peru?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Peru was 50.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1960.
How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling.?
Peru ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)