Completion rate, lower secondary … secondary wealth WPIA adjusted in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary … secondary wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.9487 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.9487 WPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Peru peaked at 0.9487 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3873 WPIA, in 2000.
Peru ranks 5th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary … secondary wealth WPIA adjusted in Peru, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3873 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.4777 WPIA | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5057 WPIA | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4543 WPIA | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.514 WPIA | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5769 WPIA | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6109 WPIA | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5841 WPIA | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6359 WPIA | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6407 WPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6775 WPIA | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7362 WPIA | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7822 WPIA | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.734 WPIA | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7536 WPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7628 WPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7954 WPIA | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8141 WPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8277 WPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8776 WPIA | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9268 WPIA | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9128 WPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9156 WPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9487 WPIA | +3.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.9487 WPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8254 WPIA, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.9487 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8473 WPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5388 WPIA | 0.3873 WPIA | 0.6407 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7761 WPIA | 0.6775 WPIA | 0.8776 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.926 WPIA | 0.9128 WPIA | 0.9487 WPIA | 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 wealth parity in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Peru was 0.9487 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9487 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3873 WPIA in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release