Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.01 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.01 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
121st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.01 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7557 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Peru, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.01 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Peru peaked at 1.01 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7557 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Peru 121st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7557 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7673 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7834 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.802 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8153 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8294 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8394 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.851 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8567 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8625 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8707 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8805 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8928 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9004 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9087 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9159 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9264 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9353 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9421 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9441 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9488 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.949 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9459 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9408 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9418 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9471 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9529 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9578 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9618 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9669 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9745 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9816 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9874 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9905 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9918 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9903 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9891 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9898 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9933 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9969 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.01 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 91% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.01 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12 modelled data, 90% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8111 modelled data | 0.7557 modelled data | 0.8567 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9035 modelled data | 0.8625 modelled data | 0.9421 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.949 modelled data | 0.9408 modelled data | 0.9618 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9855 modelled data | 0.9669 modelled data | 0.9933 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 modelled data | 0.9969 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 6 |
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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Peru was 1.01 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7557 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Peru ranks 121st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release