Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 94.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru stood at 94.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru peaked at 94.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2001.
That places Peru 3rd out of 31 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, second quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.4% | — |
| 2001 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.7% | 78.3% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 83.9% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.0% | 94.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.90 million (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru was 94.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Peru ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release