School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Peru
Peru: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 263,558 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
263,558 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
52nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
318,515 number
in 1997
All-time low
214,460 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Peru, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Peru recorded 263,558 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Peru peaked at 318,515 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 214,460 number, in 1970.
Peru ranks 52nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 214,460 number | — |
| 1971 | 220,133 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 225,367 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 230,128 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 234,477 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 238,494 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 244,107 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 249,684 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 254,872 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 259,231 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 262,312 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 266,719 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 270,556 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 273,885 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 276,862 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 279,694 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 284,321 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 288,995 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 293,457 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 297,402 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 300,465 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 304,828 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 309,153 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 312,998 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 315,835 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 317,046 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 318,218 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 318,515 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 317,838 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 316,141 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 313,560 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 311,315 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 307,891 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 303,791 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 299,726 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 296,525 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 294,608 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 293,658 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 293,497 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 293,816 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 294,110 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 296,050 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 299,153 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 302,378 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 304,386 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 303,609 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 293,230 number | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 282,137 number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 271,919 number | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 264,800 number | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 263,558 number | -0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 263,558 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 263,558 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 10.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 237,095 number | 214,460 number | 259,231 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 279,420 number | 262,312 number | 297,402 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 313,104 number | 300,465 number | 318,515 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 300,839 number | 293,497 number | 313,560 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 291,177 number | 264,800 number | 304,386 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 263,558 number | 263,558 number | 263,558 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
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 263,558 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 318,515 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 214,460 number in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Peru ranks 52nd 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 10.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/