Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male (%) (middle) in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male (%) (middle) was 99.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Peru is 99.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Peru peaked at 99.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2000.
That places Peru 5th out of 41 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, primary education, middle quintile, male (%) (middle) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.5% | — |
| 2001 | 91.2% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 99.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Peru's 99.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.0% | 84.5% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 94.2% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.0% | 99.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 3 United States 99.8% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 99.4% compare
- 6 Turkey 99.3% compare
- 7 Chile 99.1% compare
- 8 Panama 98.9% compare
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 224,754 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Peru was 99.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, primary education, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release