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

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

Latest (2019)
26,864 number
Change on year
down 65.2%
World rank
66th
of 142 countries
All-time high
205,385 number
in 1981
All-time low
26,864 number
in 2019
Years of data
20
1970–2019

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1970199420191970: 174.1k number1981: 205.4k number1995: 159.2k number1998: 139.9k number1999: 146.7k number2000: 154.3k number2001: 130.2k number2002: 135.0k number2004: 150.3k number2005: 172.1k number2006: 179.1k number2007: 159.0k number2008: 153.9k number2009: 141.7k number2010: 134.4k number2011: 107.9k number2016: 97.0k number2017: 94.7k number2018: 77.3k number2019: 26.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Peru is 26,864 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.2% on the previous year and down 81.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Peru peaked at 205,385 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 26,864 number, in 2019.

Peru ranks 66th of 142 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, male in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Peru, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 174,088 number
1981 205,385 number +18.0%
1995 159,233 number -22.5%
1998 139,861 number -12.2%
1999 146,725 number +4.9%
2000 154,269 number +5.1%
2001 130,182 number -15.6%
2002 135,017 number +3.7%
2004 150,258 number +11.3%
2005 172,100 number +14.5%
2006 179,090 number +4.1%
2007 158,954 number -11.2%
2008 153,855 number -3.2%
2009 141,717 number -7.9%
2010 134,352 number -5.2%
2011 107,918 number -19.7%
2016 97,027 number -10.1%
2017 94,712 number -2.4%
2018 77,283 number -18.4%
2019 26,864 number -65.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 174,088 number 174,088 number 174,088 number 1
1980s 205,385 number 205,385 number 205,385 number 1
1990s 148,606 number 139,861 number 159,233 number 3
2000s 152,827 number 130,182 number 179,090 number 9
2010s 89,693 number 26,864 number 134,352 number 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 63 Switzerland 29,371 number compare
  2. 64 Australia 29,140 number compare
  3. 65 Republic of Korea 29,069 number compare
  4. 67 Hungary 24,853 number compare
  5. 68 Chile 23,168 number compare
  6. 69 Poland 20,494 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Peru?
Out-of-school youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 205,385 number in 1981.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Peru ranks 66th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.