Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male was 92.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 92.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru peaked at 92.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2000.
That places Peru 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 32.5% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 64.8% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 88.4% | 92.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 2 Chile 99.0% compare
- 3 United States 97.6% compare
- 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.7% compare
- 6 Türkiye 92.2% compare
- 7 Ecuador 86.6% compare
- 8 Costa Rica 82.9% compare
More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.90 million (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru was 92.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release