Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 94.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Peru is 94.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Peru peaked at 94.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 4th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.6% | — |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 60.6% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 79.5% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 91.2% | 94.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Peru was 94.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Peru ranks 4th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release