Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Peru

Peru: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 280,463 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
280,463 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 205 countries
All-time high
300,955 number
in 2005
All-time low
165,334 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Peru, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Peru stood at 280,463 number.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Peru peaked at 300,955 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 165,334 number, in 1970.

Peru ranks 44th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Peru, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 165,334 number
1971 170,421 number +3.1%
1972 175,967 number +3.3%
1973 181,725 number +3.3%
1974 187,808 number +3.3%
1975 193,648 number +3.1%
1976 198,198 number +2.3%
1977 202,636 number +2.2%
1978 207,470 number +2.4%
1979 212,416 number +2.4%
1980 217,339 number +2.3%
1981 221,985 number +2.1%
1982 226,829 number +2.2%
1983 231,760 number +2.2%
1984 236,929 number +2.2%
1985 241,758 number +2.0%
1986 245,062 number +1.4%
1987 248,077 number +1.2%
1988 251,409 number +1.3%
1989 254,825 number +1.4%
1990 258,347 number +1.4%
1991 261,268 number +1.1%
1992 264,673 number +1.3%
1993 268,250 number +1.4%
1994 271,926 number +1.4%
1995 276,080 number +1.5%
1996 280,663 number +1.7%
1997 285,585 number +1.8%
1998 290,238 number +1.6%
1999 294,639 number +1.5%
2000 297,855 number +1.1%
2001 298,311 number +0.2%
2002 298,236 number -0.0%
2003 298,762 number +0.2%
2004 300,268 number +0.5%
2005 300,955 number +0.2%
2006 295,064 number -2.0%
2007 288,918 number -2.1%
2008 284,843 number -1.4%
2009 282,882 number -0.7%
2010 282,041 number -0.3%
2011 277,694 number -1.5%
2012 274,052 number -1.3%
2013 271,676 number -0.9%
2014 269,597 number -0.8%
2015 269,699 number +0.0%
2016 269,084 number -0.2%
2017 271,358 number +0.8%
2018 273,857 number +0.9%
2019 278,340 number +1.6%
2020 280,463 number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 189,562 number 165,334 number 212,416 number 10
1980s 237,597 number 217,339 number 254,825 number 10
1990s 275,167 number 258,347 number 294,639 number 10
2000s 294,609 number 282,882 number 300,955 number 10
2010s 273,740 number 269,084 number 282,041 number 10
2020s 280,463 number 280,463 number 280,463 number 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 41 Niger 295,539 number compare
  2. 42 Nepal 286,842 number compare
  3. 43 Uzbekistan 286,353 number compare
  4. 45 Italy 278,734 number compare
  5. 46 Burkina Faso 260,384 number compare
  6. 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 258,888 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Peru?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Peru was 280,463 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 300,955 number in 2005.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 165,334 number in 1970.
How does Peru rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Peru ranks 44th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.