School age population, early childhood educational development in Peru

Peru: School age population, early childhood educational development was 896,777 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
896,777 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
16th
of 92 countries
All-time high
896,777 number
in 2019
All-time low
810,710 number
in 2016
Years of data
7
2013–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Peru, 2013–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2013201620192013: 859.2k number2014: 839.5k number2015: 832.8k number2016: 810.7k number2017: 833.2k number2018: 877.2k number2019: 896.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Peru recorded 896,777 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

That places Peru 16th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Peru, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) in Peru, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 859,160 number
2014 839,518 number -2.3%
2015 832,809 number -0.8%
2016 810,710 number -2.7%
2017 833,229 number +2.8%
2018 877,213 number +5.3%
2019 896,777 number +2.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 896,777 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141,248 number, 6.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 896,777 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 143,406 number, 6.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 13 Argentina 1.14 million number compare
  2. 14 Morocco 1.06 million number compare
  3. 15 Russia 974,651 number compare
  4. 17 Guatemala 843,233 number compare
  5. 18 United Kingdom 805,921 number compare
  6. 19 Thailand 756,826 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Peru?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Peru was 896,777 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 896,777 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 810,710 number in 2016.
How does Peru rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Peru ranks 16th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/