School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Peru

Peru: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 3.18 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.18 years
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
18th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3.18 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.1699 years
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Peru, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Peru is 3.18 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Peru peaked at 3.18 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1699 years, in 1970.

Peru ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Peru, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) in Peru, 1970 to 2019.
Year years Change
1970 0.1699 years
1971 0.1853 years +9.0%
1972 0.2003 years +8.1%
1973 0.2522 years +25.9%
1974 0.2906 years +15.2%
1975 0.3559 years +22.5%
1976 0.3864 years +8.6%
1977 0.3876 years +0.3%
1978 0.388 years +0.1%
1979 0.4001 years +3.1%
1980 0.4326 years +8.1%
1981 0.4674 years +8.0%
1982 0.5154 years +10.3%
1983 0.5568 years +8.0%
1985 0.6106 years +9.7%
1986 0.6647 years +8.9%
1987 0.7424 years +11.7%
1988 0.8209 years +10.6%
1989 0.9077 years +10.6%
1990 0.8379 years -7.7%
1991 0.8499 years +1.4%
1992 0.8688 years +2.2%
1993 0.9458 years +8.9%
1994 0.9549 years +1.0%
1995 1.01 years +5.5%
1996 1.07 years +6.0%
1997 1.1 years +3.3%
1998 1.67 years +51.4%
1999 1.65 years -1.3%
2000 1.74 years +5.3%
2001 1.84 years +6.0%
2002 1.78 years -3.3%
2003 1.77 years -0.7%
2004 1.86 years +5.4%
2005 1.92 years +3.1%
2006 1.95 years +1.7%
2007 2.08 years +6.5%
2008 2.2 years +5.9%
2009 2.33 years +5.9%
2010 2.37 years +1.6%
2011 2.3 years -2.9%
2012 2.29 years -0.2%
2013 2.51 years +9.2%
2014 2.6 years +3.9%
2015 2.67 years +2.6%
2016 2.81 years +5.1%
2017 2.94 years +4.9%
2018 3.1 years +5.4%
2019 3.18 years +2.5%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 3.18 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 years, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 3.18 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.88 years, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +51.4% 1.1 years 1.67 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3016 years 0.1699 years 0.4001 years 10
1980s 0.6354 years 0.4326 years 0.9077 years 9
1990s 1.1 years 0.8379 years 1.67 years 10
2000s 1.95 years 1.74 years 2.33 years 10
2010s 2.68 years 2.29 years 3.18 years 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 15 Germany 3.26 years compare
  2. 16 Bulgaria 3.19 years compare
  3. 17 France 3.19 years compare
  4. 19 Austria 3.1 years compare
  5. 20 Hong Kong 3.04 years compare
  6. 21 French Polynesia 3.01 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Peru?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Peru was 3.18 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 3.18 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1699 years in 1970.
How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Peru ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.