Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 95.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Peru is 95.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Peru peaked at 95.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 32nd 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, urban, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.0% | — |
| 2001 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.1% | 80.5% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 88.8% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 93.8% | 95.7% | 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, urban, both sexes in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Peru was 95.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release