Girls in primary school in Peru

Girls in primary school in Peru: 0% in 1820 and 93.1% in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2015: 93.1%
Since 1820: +93.1 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 44 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2015: 88.2%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

The highest was 98.5% in 2003, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Peru	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	93.1	88.2
2014	92.9	88.3
2013	93.9	88.2
2012	91.8	88.2
2011	96.9	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	96.3	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	–	87.2
2006	–	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	98.5	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	97.1	80.7
1999	96.3	79.9
1998	95	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	84.8	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	89.9	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	82.4	75.8
1975	77.9	72.9
1970	72	69
1965	62	66
1960	47.3	63.1
1955	55.1	57.4
1950	55.9	51.4
1945	51	43.5
1940	46.1	40
1935	41.2	38.2
1930	36.3	36.4
1925	31.5	33
1920	26.6	30.5
1915	21.7	29.2
1910	16.8	28.1
1905	12.3	25.1
1900	8.9	23.3
1895	6.3	21.8
1890	4.5	20
1885	3.1	19
1880	2.1	17.2
1875	1.5	15.7
1870	1	13.2
1865	0.7	10.6
1860	0.4	9.3
1855	0.3	8
1850	0.2	6.8
1845	0.1	5.9
1840	0.1	5.2
1835	0	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	3.1

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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