Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 94.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru is 94.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru peaked at 95.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 8th of 38 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, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.9% | — |
| 2001 | 73.1% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 78.3% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 73.1% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 86.7% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.1% | 95.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru was 94.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Peru ranks 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release