Peru vs Turkey: Share of children who have completed primary school
Peru
98.1%
in 2025
Turkey
98.0%
in 2025
Peru rank
79th
Turkey rank
80th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Peru
- Turkey
How they compare
Peru currently reports 98.1% against 98.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Turkey ahead.
Peru ranks 79th and Turkey ranks 80th of 165 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.3% | 84.5% | 13.2% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 85.4% | 5.7% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 88.4% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 95.5% | 1.2% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 0.0% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Peru or Turkey?
- Peru, at 98.1% against 98.0% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Peru and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Turkey?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Turkey rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Peru ranks 79th and Turkey ranks 80th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.