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

Peru: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 26,864 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
26,864 number
Change on year
down 65.2%
World rank
69th
of 138 countries
All-time high
259,438 number
in 1981
All-time low
26,864 number
in 2019
Years of data
20
1970–2019

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1970199420191970: 259.4k number1981: 259.4k number1995: 226.9k number1998: 233.6k number1999: 227.4k number2000: 217.4k number2001: 185.0k number2002: 201.9k number2004: 237.2k number2005: 235.8k number2006: 225.0k number2007: 187.1k number2008: 184.1k number2009: 165.0k number2010: 155.4k number2011: 138.7k number2016: 125.5k number2017: 94.7k number2018: 77.3k number2019: 26.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Peru stood at 26,864 number. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 65.2% on the previous year and down 83.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Peru peaked at 259,438 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 26,864 number, in 2019.

Peru ranks 69th 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, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Peru, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 259,415 number
1981 259,438 number +0.0%
1995 226,930 number -12.5%
1998 233,628 number +3.0%
1999 227,380 number -2.7%
2000 217,356 number -4.4%
2001 184,967 number -14.9%
2002 201,890 number +9.1%
2004 237,211 number +17.5%
2005 235,835 number -0.6%
2006 225,040 number -4.6%
2007 187,136 number -16.8%
2008 184,092 number -1.6%
2009 165,001 number -10.4%
2010 155,357 number -5.8%
2011 138,659 number -10.7%
2016 125,540 number -9.5%
2017 94,712 number -24.6%
2018 77,283 number -18.4%
2019 26,864 number -65.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 259,415 number 259,415 number 259,415 number 1
1980s 259,438 number 259,438 number 259,438 number 1
1990s 229,313 number 226,930 number 233,628 number 3
2000s 204,281 number 165,001 number 237,211 number 9
2010s 103,069 number 26,864 number 155,357 number 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 66 Bulgaria 29,419 number compare
  2. 67 Puerto Rico 28,783 number compare
  3. 68 Republic of Moldova 27,546 number compare
  4. 70 Jamaica 25,860 number compare
  5. 71 Poland 25,778 number compare
  6. 72 Namibia 22,753 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Peru?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Peru was 26,864 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 259,438 number in 1981.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 26,864 number in 2019.
How does Peru rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Peru ranks 69th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/