Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education … rural wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.9869 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9869 WPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
3rd
of 22 countries
All-time high
0.9869 WPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.6441 WPIA
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.9869 WPIA for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Peru peaked at 0.9869 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6441 WPIA, in 2002.
That places Peru 3rd out of 22 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 … rural wealth WPIA adjusted in Peru, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8113 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7407 WPIA | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6441 WPIA | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6889 WPIA | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7355 WPIA | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7877 WPIA | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8114 WPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8375 WPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8538 WPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8593 WPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9118 WPIA | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8922 WPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9003 WPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9023 WPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9283 WPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9616 WPIA | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.948 WPIA | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9367 WPIA | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9511 WPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9602 WPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9806 WPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9845 WPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9867 WPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9869 WPIA | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.9869 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9612 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.9869 WPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.968 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.777 WPIA | 0.6441 WPIA | 0.8593 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9293 WPIA | 0.8922 WPIA | 0.9616 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9847 WPIA | 0.9806 WPIA | 0.9869 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 1 El Salvador 0.9933 WPIA compare
- 2 Chile 0.987 WPIA compare
- 4 Ecuador 0.984 WPIA compare
- 5 Paraguay 0.9786 WPIA compare
- 6 Costa Rica 0.969 WPIA 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity in Peru was 0.9869 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9869 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6441 WPIA in 2002.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity?
- Peru ranks 3rd out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release