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Mean years education of women aged 20+
| 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 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Total | 5.75 | 6.03 | 6.30 | 6.57 | 6.84 | 7.12 | 7.39 | 7.66 | 7.78 | 7.90 | 8.02 | 8.14 | 8.05 | 7.95 | 7.97 | 7.99 | 7.58 | 8.21 | 8.42 | 8.36 | 8.30 | 8.24 | 8.18 | ||||||
| Urban | 7.05 | 7.37 | 7.69 | 8.01 | 8.33 | 8.65 | 8.97 | 9.29 | 9.44 | 9.59 | 9.74 | 9.89 | 9.77 | 9.64 | 9.64 | 9.63 | 8.81 | 9.68 | 9.85 | 9.75 | 9.65 | 9.55 | 9.45 | ||||||
| Rural | 2.33 | 2.59 | 2.84 | 3.10 | 3.36 | 3.62 | 3.87 | 4.13 | 4.18 | 4.23 | 4.27 | 4.32 | 4.31 | 4.29 | 4.19 | 4.09 | 4.30 | 4.49 | 4.53 | 4.66 | 4.79 | 4.92 | 5.05 | ||||||
| Poor | 3.51 | 3.66 | 3.82 | 3.97 | 4.13 | 4.28 | 4.44 | 4.59 | 4.58 | 4.58 | 4.57 | 4.56 | 4.41 | 4.25 | 4.22 | 4.19 | 4.31 | 4.41 | 4.11 | 4.16 | 4.21 | 4.26 | 4.31 | ||||||
| Nonpoor | 7.87 | 8.16 | 8.45 | 8.74 | 9.03 | 9.32 | 9.61 | 9.90 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.97 | 9.90 | 9.83 | 8.88 | 9.60 | 9.75 | 9.55 | 9.35 | 9.15 | 8.95 | ||||||
| Lowest 25% | 2.06 | 2.20 | 2.34 | 2.48 | 2.62 | 2.76 | 2.90 | 3.04 | 3.08 | 3.11 | 3.15 | 3.18 | 3.27 | 3.35 | 3.30 | 3.25 | 3.45 | 3.65 | 3.49 | 3.74 | 3.99 | 4.24 | 4.49 | ||||||
| Second 25% | 4.43 | 4.65 | 4.87 | 5.09 | 5.31 | 5.53 | 5.75 | 5.97 | 6.07 | 6.18 | 6.28 | 6.38 | 6.33 | 6.27 | 6.34 | 6.41 | 6.24 | 6.63 | 7.12 | 6.95 | 6.78 | 6.61 | 6.44 | ||||||
| Third 25% | 6.43 | 6.76 | 7.09 | 7.42 | 7.75 | 8.08 | 8.41 | 8.74 | 8.87 | 9.01 | 9.14 | 9.27 | 9.21 | 9.15 | 9.13 | 9.11 | 8.48 | 9.11 | 9.40 | 9.27 | 9.14 | 9.01 | 8.88 | ||||||
| Highest 25% | 8.71 | 9.04 | 9.36 | 9.69 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | ||||||
| Central (Huancavelica, Huanuco, Junin, Pasco) | 4.73 | 4.92 | 5.10 | 5.28 | 5.46 | 5.65 | 5.83 | 6.01 | 6.01 | 6.02 | 6.02 | 6.02 | 6.03 | 6.04 | 6.11 | 6.18 | 5.81 | 6.95 | 6.95 | 6.76 | 6.57 | 6.38 | 6.19 | ||||||
| East (Madre de Dios, Cusco, Puno, Apurimac) | 4.28 | 4.39 | 4.49 | 4.59 | 4.69 | 4.80 | 4.90 | 5.00 | 5.11 | 5.23 | 5.34 | 5.45 | 5.67 | 5.88 | 5.77 | 5.66 | 5.76 | 6.12 | 6.09 | 6.26 | 6.43 | 6.60 | 6.77 | ||||||
| North (Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, Cajamarca, La Libertad) | 4.45 | 4.80 | 5.16 | 5.51 | 5.87 | 6.22 | 6.58 | 6.93 | 7.08 | 7.24 | 7.39 | 7.54 | 7.26 | 6.98 | 6.97 | 6.96 | 6.85 | 7.43 | 7.45 | 7.29 | 7.13 | 6.97 | 6.81 | ||||||
| North East (Amazonas, Loreto, San Martin, Ucayali) | 5.18 | 5.38 | 5.59 | 5.79 | 6.00 | 6.20 | 6.41 | 6.61 | 6.67 | 6.72 | 6.78 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.82 | 6.99 | 7.16 | 6.58 | 7.21 | 7.25 | 7.44 | 7.63 | 7.82 | 8.01 | ||||||
| South (Tacna, Moquegua, Arequipa, Ica, Ayacucho) | 5.89 | 6.24 | 6.58 | 6.93 | 7.28 | 7.63 | 7.97 | 8.32 | 8.45 | 8.58 | 8.71 | 8.84 | 8.73 | 8.62 | 8.67 | 8.71 | 7.68 | 8.51 | 8.81 | 8.66 | 8.51 | 8.36 | 8.21 | ||||||
| West (Ancash, Lima, Callao) | 7.27 | 7.56 | 7.84 | 8.12 | 8.40 | 8.69 | 8.97 | 9.25 | 9.39 | 9.53 | 9.67 | 9.81 | 9.74 | 9.67 | 9.69 | 9.71 | 9.08 | 9.79 | 10.1 | 9.97 | 9.83 | 9.69 | 9.55 | ||||||