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

Peru: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 3,732 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3,732 number
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
88th
of 140 countries
All-time high
221,933 number
in 1999
All-time low
1,235 number
in 2007
Years of data
20
1999–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1999200920191999: 221.9k number2001: 167.8k number2002: 167.9k number2003: 171.6k number2004: 170.4k number2005: 167.3k number2006: 166.1k number2007: 1.2k number2008: 3.2k number2009: 3.7k number2010: 4.0k number2011: 3.5k number2012: 4.1k number2013: 3.1k number2014: 3.6k number2015: 3.2k number2016: 2.9k number2017: 3.9k number2018: 4.4k number2019: 3.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Peru recorded 3,732 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2019.

The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Peru peaked at 221,933 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,235 number, in 2007.

Peru ranks 88th of 140 countries on this measure, 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, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Peru, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 221,933 number
2001 167,775 number -24.4%
2002 167,865 number +0.1%
2003 171,623 number +2.2%
2004 170,389 number -0.7%
2005 167,271 number -1.8%
2006 166,113 number -0.7%
2007 1,235 number -99.3%
2008 3,235 number +161.9%
2009 3,729 number +15.3%
2010 4,016 number +7.7%
2011 3,539 number -11.9%
2012 4,072 number +15.1%
2013 3,149 number -22.7%
2014 3,597 number +14.2%
2015 3,191 number -11.3%
2016 2,881 number -9.7%
2017 3,863 number +34.1%
2018 4,357 number +12.8%
2019 3,732 number -14.3%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 3,732 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,612 number, 35% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 3,732 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,732 number, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, 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
2008 +161.9% 1,235 number 3,235 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 221,933 number 221,933 number 221,933 number 1
2000s 113,248 number 1,235 number 171,623 number 9
2010s 3,640 number 2,881 number 4,357 number 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 85 Jordan 4,399 number compare
  2. 86 Panama 4,152 number compare
  3. 87 Honduras 3,954 number compare
  4. 89 Qatar 3,521 number compare
  5. 90 Cyprus 3,112 number compare
  6. 91 Eswatini 3,021 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Peru?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Peru was 3,732 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 221,933 number in 1999.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 1,235 number in 2007.
How does Peru rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Peru ranks 88th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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