Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female was 99.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Peru is 99.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Peru peaked at 99.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, 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, richest quintile, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.8% | — |
| 2001 | 84.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 84.2% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 91.8% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.1% | 99.8% | 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, richest quintile, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Peru was 99.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Peru ranks 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release