Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes was 98.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Peru is 98.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Peru peaked at 98.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 8th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.4% | — |
| 2001 | 70.8% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 70.8% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 85.9% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.2% | 98.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 5 Ecuador 99.0% compare
- 6 Mexico 98.7% compare
- 7 Costa Rica 98.7% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 98.0% compare
- 10 Philippines 98.0% compare
- 11 Panama 97.9% compare
More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Peru was 98.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release