Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Peru

Primary school enrollment in Peru in 2018 — 95.7%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 72. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 20.3 pp.

2018 95.7% +0.7 pp vs 2017
World rank 19of 72
Period maximum 98%2003
Period minimum 75.3%1970

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Peru, 1970–2018708090100197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 75.3%1973: 79.3%1980: 83.4%1981: 88.3%1982: 89.1%1985: 94.7%1988: 90.6%1993: 90%1995: 84.9%1996: 84.5%1997: 84%1998: 94.9%1999: 96.1%2000: 96.8%2001: 97.5%2002: 97.5%2003: 98%2004: 96.7%2005: 96.6%2006: 96.5%2007: 96.4%2008: 96.4%2009: 96%2010: 96.6%2011: 96.5%2012: 91.9%2013: 93.7%2014: 92.5%2015: 92.7%2016: 95.3%2017: 94.9%2018: 95.7%
Change over the period: +20.3 pp Annual average: 0.42 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru

Peru 95.7%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 95.7 +0.7 pp
2017 94.9 −0.4 pp
2016 95.3 +2.6 pp
2015 92.7 +0.2 pp
2014 92.5 −1.2 pp
2013 93.7 +1.9 pp
2012 91.9 −4.6 pp
2011 96.5 −0.1 pp
2010 96.6 +0.7 pp
2009 96 −0.4 pp
2008 96.4 +0 pp
2007 96.4 −0.1 pp
2006 96.5 −0.1 pp
2005 96.6 −0.1 pp
2004 96.7 −1.3 pp
2003 98 +0.5 pp
2002 97.5 −0 pp
2001 97.5 +0.8 pp
2000 96.8 +0.7 pp
1999 96.1 +1.2 pp
1998 94.9 +10.8 pp
1997 84 −0.5 pp
1996 84.5 −0.4 pp
1995 84.9
1993 90
1988 90.6
1985 94.7
1982 89.1 +0.8 pp
1981 88.3 +4.8 pp
1980 83.4
1973 79.3
1970 75.3

South America, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.