Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted was 0.9582 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Peru stood at 0.9582 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Peru peaked at 0.9582 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5321 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Peru 38th out of 90 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5321 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5727 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5911 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5453 LPIA | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6174 LPIA | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6593 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6411 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6705 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7008 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7259 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7489 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7759 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7969 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8066 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8126 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8412 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8199 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8602 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8891 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9166 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9376 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9318 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9556 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9582 LPIA | +0.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.9582 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.924 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.9582 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8979 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6256 LPIA | 0.5321 LPIA | 0.7259 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8268 LPIA | 0.7489 LPIA | 0.9166 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9458 LPIA | 0.9318 LPIA | 0.9582 LPIA | 4 |
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 location parity in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Peru was 0.9582 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9582 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5321 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Peru ranks 38th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release