Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male was 97.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 97.5% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru peaked at 98.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2001.
That places Peru 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.8% | — |
| 2001 | 73.3% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.1% | 73.3% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 87.2% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.7% | 98.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru was 97.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Peru ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release