Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Peru

Peru: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 77,283 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
77,283 number
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
52nd
of 136 countries
All-time high
500,601 number
in 1995
All-time low
77,283 number
in 2018
Years of data
19
1970–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Peru, 1970–2018

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1970199420181970: 500.3k number1981: 405.7k number1995: 500.6k number1998: 294.5k number1999: 264.3k number2000: 240.8k number2001: 205.4k number2002: 219.3k number2004: 259.3k number2005: 257.1k number2006: 246.1k number2007: 207.0k number2008: 203.7k number2009: 192.3k number2010: 172.8k number2011: 156.6k number2016: 125.5k number2017: 94.7k number2018: 77.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Peru recorded 77,283 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Peru peaked at 500,601 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 77,283 number, in 2018.

Peru ranks 52nd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Peru, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 500,310 number
1981 405,697 number -18.9%
1995 500,601 number +23.4%
1998 294,517 number -41.2%
1999 264,314 number -10.3%
2000 240,821 number -8.9%
2001 205,409 number -14.7%
2002 219,335 number +6.8%
2004 259,275 number +18.2%
2005 257,134 number -0.8%
2006 246,081 number -4.3%
2007 206,954 number -15.9%
2008 203,705 number -1.6%
2009 192,287 number -5.6%
2010 172,832 number -10.1%
2011 156,601 number -9.4%
2016 125,540 number -19.8%
2017 94,712 number -24.6%
2018 77,283 number -18.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 77,283 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 77,283 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,072 number, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 500,310 number 500,310 number 500,310 number 1
1980s 405,697 number 405,697 number 405,697 number 1
1990s 353,144 number 264,314 number 500,601 number 3
2000s 225,667 number 192,287 number 259,275 number 9
2010s 125,394 number 77,283 number 172,832 number 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 49 Panama 92,172 number compare
  2. 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83,413 number compare
  3. 51 France 82,530 number compare
  4. 53 Palestine, State of 72,302 number compare
  5. 54 Spain 70,845 number compare
  6. 55 Tajikistan 65,456 number compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Peru?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Peru was 77,283 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 500,601 number in 1995.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 77,283 number in 2018.
How does Peru rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Peru ranks 52nd out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/