School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Peru

Peru: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 257,489 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
257,489 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
51st
of 202 countries
All-time high
307,358 number
in 1996
All-time low
208,713 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Peru, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Peru is 257,489 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Peru peaked at 307,358 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 208,713 number, in 1970.

Peru ranks 51st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Peru, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Peru, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 208,713 number —
1971 214,041 number +2.6%
1972 218,942 number +2.3%
1973 223,414 number +2.0%
1974 227,543 number +1.8%
1975 231,444 number +1.7%
1976 236,749 number +2.3%
1977 242,067 number +2.2%
1978 247,068 number +2.1%
1979 251,335 number +1.7%
1980 254,428 number +1.2%
1981 258,402 number +1.6%
1982 261,902 number +1.4%
1983 265,039 number +1.2%
1984 268,012 number +1.1%
1985 271,052 number +1.1%
1986 275,310 number +1.6%
1987 279,771 number +1.6%
1988 284,161 number +1.6%
1989 288,135 number +1.4%
1990 291,302 number +1.1%
1991 295,324 number +1.4%
1992 299,298 number +1.3%
1993 302,859 number +1.2%
1994 305,572 number +0.9%
1995 306,891 number +0.4%
1996 307,358 number +0.2%
1997 306,876 number -0.2%
1998 305,533 number -0.4%
1999 303,509 number -0.7%
2000 301,197 number -0.8%
2001 298,883 number -0.8%
2002 295,500 number -1.1%
2003 291,548 number -1.3%
2004 287,717 number -1.3%
2005 284,836 number -1.0%
2006 283,058 number -0.6%
2007 281,994 number -0.4%
2008 281,497 number -0.2%
2009 281,414 number -0.0%
2010 281,454 number +0.0%
2011 283,440 number +0.7%
2012 287,315 number +1.4%
2013 291,632 number +1.5%
2014 294,412 number +1.0%
2015 293,317 number -0.4%
2016 285,853 number -2.5%
2017 276,405 number -3.3%
2018 266,745 number -3.5%
2019 259,392 number -2.8%
2020 257,489 number -0.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 257,489 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 257,489 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 11.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 230,132 number 208,713 number 251,335 number 10
1980s 270,621 number 254,428 number 288,135 number 10
1990s 302,452 number 291,302 number 307,358 number 10
2000s 288,764 number 281,414 number 301,197 number 10
2010s 281,996 number 259,392 number 294,412 number 10
2020s 257,489 number 257,489 number 257,489 number 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 48 Nepal 270,109 number compare
  2. 49 Venezuela 267,392 number compare
  3. 50 Chad 260,600 number compare
  4. 52 Italy 253,442 number compare
  5. 53 Malaysia 248,668 number compare
  6. 54 Somalia 245,004 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Peru?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Peru was 257,489 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 307,358 number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 208,713 number in 1970.
How does Peru rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Peru ranks 51st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/