Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 95.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 95.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru peaked at 96.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 3rd of 26 countries on this measure, 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 | 85.3% | — |
| 2001 | 75.0% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1% | 75.0% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 84.3% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.6% | 96.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
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 95.4% 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 96.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Peru ranks 3rd out of 26 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 4.7%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release