Completion rate, lower secondary … lower second female quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary … lower second female quintile was 94.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Peru is 94.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Peru peaked at 94.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 4th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary … lower second female quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.3% | — |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 94.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.4%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Peru's 94.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.9%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 53.3% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 77.5% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.1% | 94.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 1 Chile 99.3% compare
- 2 United States 98.8% compare
- 3 Bolivia 94.9% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 93.6% compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 93.2% compare
- 7 Ecuador 92.8% compare
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Peru was 94.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Peru ranks 4th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release