Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female 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.
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 of America 98.8% compare
- 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (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