School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Peru
Peru: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 14.89 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Peru, 1970–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Peru stood at 14.89 years. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Peru peaked at 14.89 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.99 years, in 1970.
Peru ranks 69th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Peru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.99 years | — |
| 1980 | 9.67 years | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 13.45 years | +39.1% |
| 2002 | 12.82 years | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 12.33 years | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 12.61 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.92 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 14.88 years | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 14.89 years | +0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 14.89 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.23 years, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 14.89 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.63 years, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.99 years | 7.99 years | 7.99 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.67 years | 9.67 years | 9.67 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.79 years | 12.33 years | 13.45 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.89 years | 14.88 years | 14.89 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Peru?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Peru was 14.89 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14.89 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.99 years in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Peru ranks 69th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.