Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female was 99.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 99.7% for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Peru peaked at 99.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 2nd of 26 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, poorest quintile, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.4% | — |
| 2001 | 80.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 80.7% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 92.5% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 96.9% | 99.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0549 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Peru was 99.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female?
- Peru ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release