- age 0-14: 29% of nation's population (approx. 8,600,000)
Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, & many Amazonian languages
Illiteracy: 7% of nation's population (approx. 2,100,000)
Population Below Poverty Line: 31.3% of nation's population (approx. 13,150,000)
Population of Lima: 28% of nation's population (approx. 8,300,000)
Problems for Peruvian Children:
- poverty: over 50% of the children 0 to 11 years old live in poverty
- chronic malnutrition: about 30% of the children are affected by chronic malnutrition
- low attainment of education: 25% of the children are involved in economic labor
- a large percentage of children do not continue onto secondary school
- children are not learning at expected education levels completion & quality are issues in education
Government of Peru Involvement:
- the government is striving for higher enrollment in primary education
- the government is working to enhance existing programs in nutrition, health, & education
Sources:
"CIA - The World Factbook - Peru" https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
"Young Lives — An International Study of Childhood Poverty" http://www.younglives.org.uk/countries/peru
"Portal del Estado Peruano" http://www.peru.gob.pe/inicio.asp
