Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female (%) in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female (%) was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Peru stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Peru peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 3rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female (%) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.6% | — |
| 2001 | 90.7% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Peru's 99.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.8% | 79.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 94.7% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.8% | 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, middle quintile, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Peru was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female?
- Peru ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release