Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 95.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 32nd of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.4% | — |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1% | 68.4% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 82.8% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 92.5% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Peru was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release