Completion rate, primary education … urban wealth WPIA adjusted in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education … urban wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.9909 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9909 WPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
5th
of 22 countries
All-time high
1.01 WPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.8985 WPIA
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Peru stood at 0.9909 WPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Peru peaked at 1.01 WPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8985 WPIA, in 2001.
Peru ranks 5th of 22 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 … urban wealth WPIA adjusted in Peru, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9255 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8985 WPIA | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9059 WPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9401 WPIA | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9474 WPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9347 WPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9348 WPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9289 WPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9342 WPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9464 WPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9472 WPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.963 WPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9646 WPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9649 WPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9567 WPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9817 WPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9588 WPIA | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9577 WPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.962 WPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9687 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9849 WPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 WPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9819 WPIA | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9909 WPIA | +0.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.9909 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9779 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.9909 WPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9756 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9296 WPIA | 0.8985 WPIA | 0.9474 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9625 WPIA | 0.9472 WPIA | 0.9817 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9909 WPIA | 0.9819 WPIA | 1.01 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Peru was 0.9909 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 WPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8985 WPIA in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release