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Blue numbers are estimated
Mean years education of men aged 20+
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 7.05 | 7.35 | 7.64 | 7.94 | 8.24 | 8.54 | 8.83 | 9.13 | 9.20 | 9.28 | 9.35 | 9.42 | 9.42 | 9.41 | 9.39 | 9.37 | 8.80 | 9.54 | 9.68 | 9.59 | 9.50 | 9.41 | 9.32 | |||||
| Urban | 8.29 | 8.61 | 8.92 | 9.24 | 9.56 | 9.88 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 9.86 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | |||||
| Rural | 3.96 | 4.30 | 4.63 | 4.97 | 5.31 | 5.65 | 5.98 | 6.32 | 6.35 | 6.39 | 6.42 | 6.45 | 6.51 | 6.57 | 6.45 | 6.33 | 6.26 | 6.63 | 6.66 | 6.72 | 6.78 | 6.84 | 6.90 | |||||
| Poor | 5.07 | 5.30 | 5.54 | 5.77 | 6.01 | 6.24 | 6.48 | 6.71 | 6.70 | 6.68 | 6.67 | 6.65 | 6.59 | 6.53 | 6.43 | 6.32 | 6.21 | 6.47 | 6.25 | 6.32 | 6.39 | 6.46 | 6.53 | |||||
| Nonpoor | 8.97 | 9.26 | 9.55 | 9.84 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.94 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.95 | |||||
| Lowest 25% | 3.46 | 3.73 | 4.01 | 4.28 | 4.56 | 4.83 | 5.11 | 5.38 | 5.40 | 5.42 | 5.43 | 5.45 | 5.51 | 5.56 | 5.51 | 5.45 | 5.52 | 5.87 | 5.76 | 5.99 | 6.22 | 6.45 | 6.68 | |||||
| Second 25% | 6.02 | 6.29 | 6.57 | 6.84 | 7.12 | 7.39 | 7.67 | 7.94 | 8.01 | 8.09 | 8.16 | 8.23 | 8.30 | 8.36 | 8.39 | 8.42 | 7.89 | 8.48 | 8.91 | 8.66 | 8.41 | 8.16 | 7.91 | |||||
| Third 25% | 7.90 | 8.19 | 8.49 | 8.78 | 9.08 | 9.37 | 9.67 | 9.96 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.55 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.96 | 9.77 | |||||
| Highest 25% | 9.69 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | |||||
| Central (Huancavelica, Huanuco, Junin, Pasco) | 6.26 | 6.52 | 6.78 | 7.04 | 7.30 | 7.56 | 7.82 | 8.08 | 8.08 | 8.09 | 8.09 | 8.09 | 8.21 | 8.33 | 8.15 | 7.97 | 7.80 | 8.63 | 8.92 | 8.61 | 8.30 | 7.99 | 7.68 | |||||
| East (Madre de Dios, Cusco, Puno, Apurimac) | 6.00 | 6.24 | 6.47 | 6.70 | 6.93 | 7.17 | 7.40 | 7.63 | 7.70 | 7.76 | 7.83 | 7.89 | 8.21 | 8.53 | 8.36 | 8.19 | 7.85 | 8.61 | 8.37 | 8.51 | 8.65 | 8.79 | 8.93 | |||||
| North (Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, Cajamarca, La Libertad) | 5.57 | 5.94 | 6.30 | 6.66 | 7.02 | 7.39 | 7.75 | 8.11 | 8.23 | 8.36 | 8.48 | 8.60 | 8.39 | 8.17 | 8.20 | 8.22 | 7.95 | 8.57 | 8.36 | 8.30 | 8.24 | 8.18 | 8.12 | |||||
| North East (Amazonas, Loreto, San Martin, Ucayali) | 6.24 | 6.46 | 6.69 | 6.91 | 7.14 | 7.36 | 7.59 | 7.81 | 7.84 | 7.88 | 7.91 | 7.94 | 7.98 | 8.02 | 8.04 | 8.06 | 7.62 | 8.27 | 8.44 | 8.48 | 8.52 | 8.56 | 8.60 | |||||
| South (Tacna, Moquegua, Arequipa, Ica, Ayacucho) | 7.48 | 7.81 | 8.13 | 8.45 | 8.77 | 9.10 | 9.42 | 9.74 | 9.84 | 9.94 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.14 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.81 | 9.51 | 9.21 | |||||
| West (Ancash, Lima, Callao) | 8.42 | 8.71 | 9.01 | 9.30 | 9.60 | 9.89 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 9.97 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 | |||||