Enrolment in secondary education, male in Peru

Peru: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 1.44 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.44 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
37th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.44 million number
in 2019
All-time low
221,963 number
in 1976
Years of data
37
1970–2019

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Peru, 1970–2019

250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1970199420191970: 312.2k number1971: 290.4k number1972: 321.1k number1974: 416.8k number1975: 240.4k number1976: 222.0k number1977: 520.2k number1978: 592.4k number1979: 616.0k number1980: 655.7k number1981: 660.5k number1982: 671.2k number1985: 759.9k number1991: 895.9k number1995: 975.5k number1998: 1.2M number1999: 1.2M number2000: 1.2M number2001: 1.3M number2002: 1.3M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.3M number2005: 1.3M number2006: 1.3M number2007: 1.3M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.4M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.4M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.4M number2019: 1.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Peru recorded 1.44 million number for enrolment in secondary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Peru peaked at 1.44 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 221,963 number, in 1976.

That places Peru 37th out of 202 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in Peru, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 312,206 number —
1971 290,373 number -7.0%
1972 321,118 number +10.6%
1974 416,755 number +29.8%
1975 240,390 number -42.3%
1976 221,963 number -7.7%
1977 520,186 number +134.4%
1978 592,353 number +13.9%
1979 615,972 number +4.0%
1980 655,723 number +6.5%
1981 660,487 number +0.7%
1982 671,246 number +1.6%
1985 759,862 number +13.2%
1991 895,902 number +17.9%
1995 975,472 number +8.9%
1998 1.15 million number +18.2%
1999 1.19 million number +3.3%
2000 1.25 million number +4.7%
2001 1.30 million number +4.6%
2002 1.33 million number +2.3%
2003 1.23 million number -8.0%
2004 1.26 million number +2.3%
2005 1.27 million number +1.1%
2006 1.30 million number +2.3%
2007 1.33 million number +2.5%
2008 1.33 million number +0.0%
2009 1.36 million number +2.5%
2010 1.37 million number +0.2%
2011 1.37 million number +0.0%
2012 1.35 million number -1.2%
2013 1.40 million number +4.0%
2014 1.37 million number -2.3%
2015 1.37 million number +0.2%
2016 1.41 million number +2.7%
2017 1.42 million number +0.8%
2018 1.42 million number +0.0%
2019 1.44 million number +1.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 1.44 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 267,153 number, 5.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 1.44 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,208 number, 10.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in secondary education, male in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +134.4% 221,963 number 520,186 number
1975 -42.3% 416,755 number 240,390 number
1974 +29.8% 321,118 number 416,755 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 392,368 number 221,963 number 615,972 number 9
1980s 686,830 number 655,723 number 759,862 number 4
1990s 1.05 million number 895,902 number 1.19 million number 4
2000s 1.30 million number 1.23 million number 1.36 million number 10
2010s 1.39 million number 1.35 million number 1.44 million number 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 34 Morocco 1.55 million number compare
  2. 35 South Korea 1.51 million number compare
  3. 36 Ghana 1.46 million number compare
  4. 38 Canada 1.36 million number compare
  5. 39 Sri Lanka 1.33 million number compare
  6. 40 Malaysia 1.29 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Peru?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Peru was 1.44 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.44 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 221,963 number in 1976.
How does Peru rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Peru ranks 37th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.