Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both was 94.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Peru is 94.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Peru peaked at 95.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 10th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.6% | — |
| 2001 | 73.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.8% | 72.6% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 84.6% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.4% | 95.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Peru was 94.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Peru ranks 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release