Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 97.8% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Peru peaked at 97.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2000.
That places Peru 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.4% | — |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 91.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 87.4% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 93.1% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.6% | 97.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Peru was 97.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Peru ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release