Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 96.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 96.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Peru peaked at 96.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2000.
That places Peru 5th out of 30 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, rural, richest quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.5% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.5% | 56.5% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 79.8% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 91.8% | 96.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 84,765 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 770,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 745,341 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Peru was 96.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release