Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 95.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Peru, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Peru stood at 95.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Peru peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 2001.
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1% | 70.3% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 82.9% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.4% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 29 Jamaica 96.9% compare
- 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.7% compare
- 31 Tajikistan 96.4% compare
- 33 Cyprus 95.6% compare
- 34 South Africa 95.4% compare
- 35 Belgium 95.4% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Peru was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release