Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Peru

Peru: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 56,517 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
56,517 number
Change on year
down 47.5%
World rank
55th
of 143 countries
All-time high
242,950 number
in 1981
All-time low
56,517 number
in 2019
Years of data
20
1970–2019

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1970199420191970: 238.3k number1981: 242.9k number1995: 185.5k number1998: 145.8k number1999: 150.2k number2000: 164.3k number2001: 136.8k number2002: 149.3k number2004: 152.4k number2005: 177.3k number2006: 173.2k number2007: 141.0k number2008: 121.6k number2009: 105.4k number2010: 96.5k number2011: 82.6k number2016: 116.0k number2017: 122.2k number2018: 107.6k number2019: 56.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Peru stood at 56,517 number. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 47.5% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Peru peaked at 242,950 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 56,517 number, in 2019.

Peru ranks 55th of 143 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Peru, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 238,341 number
1981 242,950 number +1.9%
1995 185,453 number -23.7%
1998 145,817 number -21.4%
1999 150,204 number +3.0%
2000 164,268 number +9.4%
2001 136,807 number -16.7%
2002 149,333 number +9.2%
2004 152,446 number +2.1%
2005 177,255 number +16.3%
2006 173,174 number -2.3%
2007 141,007 number -18.6%
2008 121,647 number -13.7%
2009 105,360 number -13.4%
2010 96,486 number -8.4%
2011 82,631 number -14.4%
2016 115,991 number +40.4%
2017 122,196 number +5.3%
2018 107,555 number -12.0%
2019 56,517 number -47.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 238,341 number 238,341 number 238,341 number 1
1980s 242,950 number 242,950 number 242,950 number 1
1990s 160,491 number 145,817 number 185,453 number 3
2000s 146,811 number 105,360 number 177,255 number 9
2010s 96,896 number 56,517 number 122,196 number 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 52 Paraguay 60,087 number compare
  2. 53 Dominican Republic 59,993 number compare
  3. 54 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 57,317 number compare
  4. 56 France 48,299 number compare
  5. 57 Panama 42,773 number compare
  6. 58 Nicaragua 40,784 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Peru?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Peru was 56,517 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 242,950 number in 1981.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 56,517 number in 2019.
How does Peru rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Peru ranks 55th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.