Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.01 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.01 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
93rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.01 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.789 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Peru, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.01 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Peru peaked at 1.01 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.789 modelled data, in 1981.
Peru ranks 93rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.789 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.8006 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8108 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8218 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8345 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.845 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8533 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8578 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8649 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8729 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8824 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8901 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8917 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8986 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9097 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9213 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9318 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9382 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.945 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9468 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9465 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9444 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9447 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9489 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9553 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9631 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9685 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9736 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.981 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9874 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.994 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9995 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9999 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.01 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.01 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 modelled data, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8309 modelled data | 0.789 modelled data | 0.8649 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9082 modelled data | 0.8729 modelled data | 0.945 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9573 modelled data | 0.9444 modelled data | 0.981 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 modelled data | 0.9874 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Peru was 1.01 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.789 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Peru ranks 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release