Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes was 98.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Peru, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 98.0% for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Peru peaked at 98.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2001.
That places Peru 15th out of 53 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.2% | 83.3% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 93.6% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Peru was 98.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes?
- Peru ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release