Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Peru is 97.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Peru peaked at 98.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2001.
That places Peru 14th out of 37 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, rural, middle quintile, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.8% | — |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 66.6% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 87.9% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.2% | 98.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Peru was 97.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female?
- Peru ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release