Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 91.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 91.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Peru peaked at 91.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 35th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.1% | — |
| 2001 | 46.1% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4% | 43.1% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 66.5% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 87.4% | 91.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Peru was 91.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 35th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release