Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru

Peru: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0545 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0545 number per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
127th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0545 number per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0263 number per square kilometre
in 1980
Years of data
28
1979–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru, 1979–2019

00.020.040.061979199920191979: 0.028 number per square kilometre1980: 0.026 number per square kilometre1981: 0.027 number per square kilometre1985: 0.033 number per square kilometre1993: 0.046 number per square kilometre1995: 0.048 number per square kilometre1998: 0.054 number per square kilometre1999: 0.045 number per square kilometre2000: 0.045 number per square kilometre2001: 0.042 number per square kilometre2002: 0.044 number per square kilometre2003: 0.05 number per square kilometre2004: 0.05 number per square kilometre2005: 0.049 number per square kilometre2006: 0.051 number per square kilometre2007: 0.051 number per square kilometre2008: 0.05 number per square kilometre2009: 0.051 number per square kilometre2010: 0.05 number per square kilometre2011: 0.05 number per square kilometre2012: 0.046 number per square kilometre2013: 0.051 number per square kilometre2014: 0.051 number per square kilometre2015: 0.049 number per square kilometre2016: 0.046 number per square kilometre2017: 0.047 number per square kilometre2018: 0.052 number per square kilometre2019: 0.055 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru stood at 0.0545 number per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru peaked at 0.0545 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 number per square kilometre, in 1980.

Peru ranks 127th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru, 1979 to 2019.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1979 0.0279 number per square kilometre —
1980 0.0263 number per square kilometre -5.6%
1981 0.0268 number per square kilometre +2.0%
1985 0.0333 number per square kilometre +23.9%
1993 0.0464 number per square kilometre +39.5%
1995 0.0483 number per square kilometre +4.2%
1998 0.0536 number per square kilometre +11.0%
1999 0.0449 number per square kilometre -16.4%
2000 0.0447 number per square kilometre -0.5%
2001 0.0418 number per square kilometre -6.4%
2002 0.0441 number per square kilometre +5.3%
2003 0.0497 number per square kilometre +12.7%
2004 0.0498 number per square kilometre +0.3%
2005 0.0495 number per square kilometre -0.7%
2006 0.051 number per square kilometre +3.1%
2007 0.0506 number per square kilometre -0.8%
2008 0.0501 number per square kilometre -1.0%
2009 0.051 number per square kilometre +1.7%
2010 0.0504 number per square kilometre -1.1%
2011 0.05 number per square kilometre -0.9%
2012 0.0465 number per square kilometre -7.0%
2013 0.0509 number per square kilometre +9.5%
2014 0.051 number per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 0.0491 number per square kilometre -3.8%
2016 0.0459 number per square kilometre -6.6%
2017 0.0474 number per square kilometre +3.4%
2018 0.0525 number per square kilometre +10.7%
2019 0.0545 number per square kilometre +3.9%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.0545 number per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0805 number per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.0545 number per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0912 number per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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
1993 +39.5% 0.0333 number per square kilometre 0.0464 number per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0279 number per square kilometre 0.0279 number per square kilometre 0.0279 number per square kilometre 1
1980s 0.0288 number per square kilometre 0.0263 number per square kilometre 0.0333 number per square kilometre 3
1990s 0.0483 number per square kilometre 0.0449 number per square kilometre 0.0536 number per square kilometre 4
2000s 0.0482 number per square kilometre 0.0418 number per square kilometre 0.051 number per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0498 number per square kilometre 0.0459 number per square kilometre 0.0545 number per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 124 Tajikistan 0.0598 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 125 Nicaragua 0.0584 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 126 Iran 0.0575 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 128 Albania 0.0523 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 129 Zambia 0.052 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 130 Saudi Arabia 0.0513 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Peru was 0.0545 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0545 number per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 number per square kilometre in 1980.
How does Peru rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Peru ranks 127th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.