Urban population, primary education and below in Peru

Peru: Urban population, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2021
All-time low
0.5%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Urban population, primary education and below in Peru, 1997–2021

00.20.40.61997200920211997: 0.508 % of population with low education1998: 0.509 % of population with low education1999: 0.511 % of population with low education2000: 0.515 % of population with low education2001: 0.555 % of population with low education2002: 0.558 % of population with low education2005: 0.569 % of population with low education2006: 0.569 % of population with low education2007: 0.574 % of population with low education2009: 0.584 % of population with low education2010: 0.592 % of population with low education2011: 0.599 % of population with low education2012: 0.602 % of population with low education2013: 0.612 % of population with low education2014: 0.617 % of population with low education2015: 0.64 % of population with low education2016: 0.648 % of population with low education2017: 0.652 % of population with low education2018: 0.659 % of population with low education2019: 0.664 % of population with low education2020: 0.683 % of population with low education2021: 0.688 % of population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, primary education and below in Peru is 0.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, primary education and below in Peru peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1997.

That places Peru 19th out of 98 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Urban population, primary education and below in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Peru, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.5% +0.1%
1999 0.5% +0.5%
2000 0.5% +0.8%
2001 0.6% +7.7%
2002 0.6% +0.5%
2005 0.6% +2.1%
2006 0.6% -0.0%
2007 0.6% +0.8%
2009 0.6% +1.8%
2010 0.6% +1.4%
2011 0.6% +1.2%
2012 0.6% +0.5%
2013 0.6% +1.7%
2014 0.6% +0.9%
2015 0.6% +3.7%
2016 0.6% +1.3%
2017 0.7% +0.6%
2018 0.7% +1.1%
2019 0.7% +0.6%
2020 0.7% +3.0%
2021 0.7% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 16 Mexico 0.7% compare
  2. 17 Italy 0.7% compare
  3. 18 Colombia 0.7% compare
  4. 20 Tunisia 0.7% compare
  5. 21 Portugal 0.7% compare
  6. 22 Spain 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, primary education and below in Peru?
Urban population, primary education and below in Peru was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
How does Peru rank for urban population, primary education and below?
Peru ranks 19th out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, primary education and below rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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