School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Peru

Peru: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 3.19 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.19 years
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
16th
of 189 countries
All-time high
3.19 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.1789 years
in 1970
Years of data
38
1970–2019

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

01231970199420191970: 0.179 years1971: 0.197 years1972: 0.215 years1973: 0.257 years1974: 0.298 years1975: 0.357 years1976: 0.385 years1977: 0.394 years1979: 0.409 years1980: 0.443 years1981: 0.476 years1982: 0.525 years1985: 0.623 years1991: 0.863 years1993: 0.962 years1995: 1 years1998: 1.7 years1999: 1.7 years2000: 1.8 years2001: 1.9 years2002: 1.8 years2003: 1.8 years2004: 1.9 years2005: 1.9 years2006: 2 years2007: 2.1 years2008: 2.2 years2009: 2.4 years2010: 2.4 years2011: 2.3 years2012: 2.3 years2013: 2.5 years2014: 2.6 years2015: 2.7 years2016: 2.8 years2017: 2.9 years2018: 3.1 years2019: 3.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Peru stood at 3.19 years. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Peru peaked at 3.19 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1789 years, in 1970.

That places Peru 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Peru, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) in Peru, 1970 to 2019.
Year years Change
1970 0.1789 years
1971 0.1968 years +10.1%
1972 0.2148 years +9.1%
1973 0.2575 years +19.9%
1974 0.2977 years +15.6%
1975 0.3574 years +20.1%
1976 0.3847 years +7.6%
1977 0.3935 years +2.3%
1979 0.4088 years +3.9%
1980 0.4428 years +8.3%
1981 0.4755 years +7.4%
1982 0.5254 years +10.5%
1985 0.6232 years +18.6%
1991 0.8634 years +38.5%
1993 0.9616 years +11.4%
1995 1.02 years +6.5%
1998 1.7 years +65.6%
1999 1.68 years -1.3%
2000 1.76 years +4.9%
2001 1.86 years +6.1%
2002 1.8 years -3.3%
2003 1.79 years -1.0%
2004 1.88 years +5.1%
2005 1.93 years +2.9%
2006 1.96 years +1.7%
2007 2.1 years +6.8%
2008 2.22 years +5.8%
2009 2.35 years +6.2%
2010 2.38 years +0.9%
2011 2.31 years -2.9%
2012 2.28 years -1.1%
2013 2.51 years +9.9%
2014 2.61 years +4.3%
2015 2.68 years +2.6%
2016 2.81 years +4.6%
2017 2.94 years +4.8%
2018 3.1 years +5.5%
2019 3.19 years +2.7%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 3.19 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.93 years, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 3.19 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.91 years, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 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 +65.6% 1.02 years 1.7 years
1991 +38.5% 0.6232 years 0.8634 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2989 years 0.1789 years 0.4088 years 9
1980s 0.5168 years 0.4428 years 0.6232 years 4
1990s 1.24 years 0.8634 years 1.7 years 5
2000s 1.97 years 1.76 years 2.35 years 10
2010s 2.68 years 2.28 years 3.19 years 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 13 Israel 3.32 years compare
  2. 14 Germany 3.25 years compare
  3. 15 Czechia 3.24 years compare
  4. 17 France 3.18 years compare
  5. 18 Bulgaria 3.18 years compare
  6. 19 Hong Kong 3.1 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Peru?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Peru was 3.19 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 3.19 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1789 years in 1970.
How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
Peru ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,033 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.