School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Peru

Peru: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9513 GPI in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9513 GPI
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
163rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2008
All-time low
0.9513 GPI
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Peru, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 0.98 GPI1999: 0.984 GPI2000: 0.983 GPI2001: 0.984 GPI2002: 0.983 GPI2003: 0.984 GPI2004: 0.999 GPI2005: 0.999 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.999 GPI2011: 0.99 GPI2012: 0.979 GPI2013: 0.986 GPI2014: 0.994 GPI2015: 0.997 GPI2016: 0.982 GPI2017: 0.969 GPI2018: 0.959 GPI2019: 0.951 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Peru is 0.9513 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Peru peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9513 GPI, in 2019.

Peru ranks 163rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9818 GPI 0.9799 GPI 0.9837 GPI 2
2000s 0.9961 GPI 0.9832 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2010s 0.9807 GPI 0.9513 GPI 0.9993 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 160 Cape Verde 0.9579 GPI compare
  2. 161 Cuba 0.9554 GPI compare
  3. 162 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9537 GPI compare
  4. 164 Tuvalu 0.9483 GPI compare
  5. 165 Sudan 0.9405 GPI compare
  6. 166 Eswatini 0.9403 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Peru?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Peru was 0.9513 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9513 GPI in 2019.
How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Peru ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.