Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes was 99.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Peru stood at 99.3%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Peru peaked at 99.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 91.9%, in 2000.
That places Peru 15th out of 52 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.9% | — |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3% | 91.9% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 96.1% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 97.5% | 99.6% | 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, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes in Peru was 99.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.9% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 15th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release