Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 95.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 95.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Peru peaked at 95.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2000.
That places Peru 28th out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.3% | — |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.7% | 78.3% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 88.7% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 91.9% | 95.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Peru was 95.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Peru ranks 28th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release