Peru vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Peru
19.2%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
13.3%
in 2024
Peru rank
24th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
22nd
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Peru
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Peru currently reports 19.2% against 13.3% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Peru ranks 24th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 15.5% | 0.8% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.1% | 1.1% | Peru |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 13.4% | 4.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Peru or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Peru, at 19.2% against 13.3% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Peru and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5.9%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Peru and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Peru ranks 24th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release