Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Peru
Peru: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Peru stood at 1.01 index.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Peru peaked at 1.01 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8624 index, in 1970.
That places Peru 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Peru, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8624 index | — |
| 1973 | 0.8933 index | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9342 index | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9467 index | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9281 index | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9389 index | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9468 index | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9291 index | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.952 index | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9701 index | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9698 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9696 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9707 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9841 index | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9902 index | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9908 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9922 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9901 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9849 index | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9831 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9818 index | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9772 index | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9752 index | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9748 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.974 index | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9777 index | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9741 index | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9711 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9772 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9827 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9857 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9924 index | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9945 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9974 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.01 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.01 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9129 index | 0.8624 index | 0.9467 index | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9417 index | 0.9291 index | 0.952 index | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9757 index | 0.9696 index | 0.9902 index | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9824 index | 0.974 index | 0.9922 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9853 index | 0.9711 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Peru?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Peru was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8624 index in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Peru ranks 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.