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

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Peru?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Peru ranks 51st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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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About this data

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/