Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Peru

Peru: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 75.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
75.7%
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
51st
of 52 countries
All-time high
85.7%
in 2018
All-time low
75.7%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2013–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Peru, 2013–2019

0204060802013201620192013: 83.5 %2014: 79.3 %2015: 83.5 %2017: 84.8 %2018: 85.7 %2019: 75.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Peru recorded 75.7% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

That places Peru 51st out of 52 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%) in Peru, 2013 to 2019.
Year % Change
2013 83.5%
2014 79.3% -5.1%
2015 83.5% +5.3%
2017 84.8% +1.5%
2018 85.7% +1.1%
2019 75.7% -11.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Peru?
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Peru was 75.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2019.
How does Peru rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
Peru ranks 51st out of 52 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 522 data points, 2007–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/