School age population, early childhood education, female in Peru

Peru: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.63 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.63 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.71 million number
in 2013
All-time low
850,829 number
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Peru, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 911.3k number1999: 905.6k number2000: 897.4k number2001: 889.0k number2002: 878.1k number2003: 866.9k number2004: 859.7k number2005: 853.6k number2006: 851.3k number2007: 850.8k number2008: 851.6k number2009: 852.3k number2010: 854.1k number2011: 863.5k number2012: 875.9k number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.7M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Peru stood at 1.63 million number.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 91.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Peru peaked at 1.71 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 850,829 number, in 2007.

Peru ranks 28th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 908,456 number 905,581 number 911,331 number 2
2000s 865,068 number 850,829 number 897,448 number 10
2010s 1.41 million number 854,065 number 1.71 million number 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 25 Thailand 1.82 million number compare
  2. 26 Tanzania 1.70 million number compare
  3. 27 Morocco 1.68 million number compare
  4. 29 United Kingdom 1.56 million number compare
  5. 30 Mozambique 1.43 million number compare
  6. 31 Guatemala 1.40 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Peru?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Peru was 1.63 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.71 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 850,829 number in 2007.
How does Peru rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Peru ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/