Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Peru

Peru: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 98,195 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
98,195 number
Change on year
down 27.7%
World rank
44th
of 138 countries
All-time high
357,982 number
in 1970
All-time low
98,195 number
in 2019
Years of data
20
1970–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Peru, 1970–2019

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1970199420191970: 358.0k number1981: 324.6k number1995: 264.0k number1998: 247.8k number1999: 237.9k number2000: 238.2k number2001: 206.0k number2002: 226.0k number2004: 238.3k number2005: 242.5k number2006: 206.1k number2007: 141.0k number2008: 121.6k number2009: 105.4k number2010: 100.1k number2011: 107.7k number2016: 142.6k number2017: 133.0k number2018: 135.8k number2019: 98.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Peru recorded 98,195 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Peru peaked at 357,982 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 98,195 number, in 2019.

Peru ranks 44th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Peru, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 357,982 number
1981 324,565 number -9.3%
1995 264,029 number -18.7%
1998 247,775 number -6.2%
1999 237,878 number -4.0%
2000 238,212 number +0.1%
2001 206,000 number -13.5%
2002 226,042 number +9.7%
2004 238,283 number +5.4%
2005 242,541 number +1.8%
2006 206,076 number -15.0%
2007 141,007 number -31.6%
2008 121,647 number -13.7%
2009 105,360 number -13.4%
2010 100,123 number -5.0%
2011 107,743 number +7.6%
2016 142,591 number +32.3%
2017 133,019 number -6.7%
2018 135,772 number +2.1%
2019 98,195 number -27.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 357,982 number 357,982 number 357,982 number 1
1980s 324,565 number 324,565 number 324,565 number 1
1990s 249,894 number 237,878 number 264,029 number 3
2000s 191,685 number 105,360 number 242,541 number 9
2010s 119,574 number 98,195 number 142,591 number 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 41 Tajikistan 120,113 number compare
  2. 42 Romania 110,214 number compare
  3. 43 Ecuador 102,785 number compare
  4. 45 El Salvador 94,841 number compare
  5. 46 Paraguay 90,229 number compare
  6. 47 Italy 87,333 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Peru?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Peru was 98,195 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 357,982 number in 1970.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 98,195 number in 2019.
How does Peru rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Peru ranks 44th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/