Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Peru

Peru: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1,492 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1,492 number
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
100th
of 140 countries
All-time high
249,168 number
in 1999
All-time low
770 number
in 2007
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Peru, 1999–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1999200920191999: 249.2k number2001: 210.8k number2002: 213.1k number2003: 217.6k number2004: 220.3k number2005: 217.7k number2006: 217.2k number2007: 770 number2008: 2.0k number2009: 2.3k number2010: 2.5k number2011: 2.1k number2012: 2.6k number2013: 1.8k number2014: 1.9k number2015: 1.9k number2016: 1.5k number2017: 2.0k number2018: 1.6k number2019: 1.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Peru recorded 1,492 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2019.

That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Peru peaked at 249,168 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 770 number, in 2007.

That places Peru 100th out of 140 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Peru, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 249,168 number
2001 210,803 number -15.4%
2002 213,119 number +1.1%
2003 217,600 number +2.1%
2004 220,345 number +1.3%
2005 217,685 number -1.2%
2006 217,183 number -0.2%
2007 770 number -99.6%
2008 2,023 number +162.7%
2009 2,346 number +16.0%
2010 2,513 number +7.1%
2011 2,137 number -15.0%
2012 2,610 number +22.1%
2013 1,801 number -31.0%
2014 1,944 number +7.9%
2015 1,941 number -0.2%
2016 1,465 number -24.5%
2017 1,999 number +36.5%
2018 1,617 number -19.1%
2019 1,492 number -7.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 1,492 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,215 number, 9% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 1,492 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,170 number, 36% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 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
2008 +162.7% 770 number 2,023 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 249,168 number 249,168 number 249,168 number 1
2000s 144,653 number 770 number 220,345 number 9
2010s 1,952 number 1,465 number 2,610 number 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 97 Slovakia 1,727 number compare
  2. 98 Bahrain 1,687 number compare
  3. 99 Cyprus 1,536 number compare
  4. 101 Brunei 1,487 number compare
  5. 102 Norway 1,478 number compare
  6. 103 Eritrea 1,461 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Peru?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Peru was 1,492 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 249,168 number in 1999.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 770 number in 2007.
How does Peru rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Peru ranks 100th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).