Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both was 97.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 97.6% for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Peru peaked at 97.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2002.
Peru ranks 6th of 38 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, poorest quintile, both in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.5% | — |
| 2001 | 63.4% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 58.1% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 84.4% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.4% | 97.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in Peru was 97.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2002.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release