In a survey conducted in October 2018 in Peru, around 45 percent of women who said they had undergone an abortion had some kind of higher education. The highest share (46 percent) was made up of women who had finished secondary school. Abortion in Peru is mostly illegal, except from cases in which the life or health of the woman is at risk.
Distribution of women who had an abortion in Peru as of October 2018, by level of education
The original question posed in the survey was: "¿Te has realizado alguna vez un aborto?"
This statistic only shows affirmative answers.
Abortion in Peru is mostly illegal, except from cases in which the life or health of the woman is at risk.
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Promsex (Peru). (February 21, 2019). Distribution of women who had an abortion in Peru as of October 2018, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121367/peru-women-abortion-education-level/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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