Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 92.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Peru is 92.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Peru peaked at 92.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2003.
Peru ranks 5th of 39 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, poorest quintile, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.8% | — |
| 2001 | 40.9% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 35.8% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 64.2% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 88.9% | 92.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 905,151 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.21 % change on previous year (2017)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Peru was 92.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release