28.7% of the total population of the country is under-age
Nota de prensa
18 de August de 2024 - 2:52 p. m.
More than 9 million 770 thousand under-age children of 0 to 17 years of age celebrate the Children’s Day this Sunday 18th of August.
The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), on the occasion of the Children’s Day, informed that in Peru there are 9 million 770 thousand under-age children of 0 to 17 years of age, who represented the 28% of the total population of the country (34 million 38 thousand), according to the estimations of population for the current year.
According to sex, 50.7% are children and adolescents, and 49.3% are girls and adolescents.
9.9% are in early childhood (0 to 5 years of age), 9.5% are in the stage of childhood stage (from 6 to 11 years of age) and 9.4% are adolescents (from 12 to 17 years of age).
54.8% of households of the country have among their members a child or adolescent
According to the results of the National Household Survey (ENAHO) of the year 2023, in 54.8% of the households of the country there is at least one under-age children as a household member. In the urban area this proportion reached 55.2% of households and in the rural area this proportion reached 53.2%.
92.8% of children of 6 to 11 years of age study in primary level
According to the results of the ENAHO, 80.5% of children of 3 to 5 years of age attends initial education; 92.8% of children of 6 to 11 years of age study in primary level; and 85.3% of adolescents of 12 to 16 years of age attends secondary education.
72.6% of population of 6 to 17 years of age has access to the Internet
At national level, 72.6% of the population of 6 to 17 years of age use the Internet. By sex, it is observed that the proportion reached to the 73.2% of girls and adolescents, and to the 72.1% of boys and adolescents of that mentioned age group. By residence area, in the urban area boys and adolescents that has accessed to the Internet represents the 79.8%, and in the rural area, the 50.8%.
The percentage of cell phone use reaches 79.0% of the population of 6 to 17 years of age. By sex, girls and adolescents that use cellphones reached the 80.3% and boys and adolescents, the 77.9%.
93.0% of persons under the age of 18 years have health insurance
The ENAHO shows that 93.0% of the population under the age of 18 years have health insurance. According to sex, it is observed that the proportion of boys and adolescents with health insurance reached 93.0%, and the proportion of girls and adolescents reached 92.9%.
98 out of 100 under the age of 18 years have DNI
Regarding to the possession of the National Identity Document (DNI), 98.8% of the population under the age of 18 years have the mentioned document. By place of residence, the possession of the DNI in the urban area reaches 98.8%, and in the rural area reaches 98.6%.