Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA was 0.8776 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8776 WPIA
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
4th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.8784 WPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.2841 WPIA
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.8776 WPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Peru peaked at 0.8784 WPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2841 WPIA, in 2003.
Peru ranks 4th of 47 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, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Peru, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3385 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.3792 WPIA | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3153 WPIA | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2841 WPIA | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3874 WPIA | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 0.433 WPIA | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4331 WPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4544 WPIA | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.491 WPIA | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4542 WPIA | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5485 WPIA | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5791 WPIA | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5824 WPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5994 WPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6208 WPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.634 WPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6901 WPIA | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7204 WPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7306 WPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7562 WPIA | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8784 WPIA | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7983 WPIA | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8307 WPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8776 WPIA | +5.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.8776 WPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5318 WPIA, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.8776 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5703 WPIA, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.397 WPIA | 0.2841 WPIA | 0.491 WPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6462 WPIA | 0.5485 WPIA | 0.7562 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8462 WPIA | 0.7983 WPIA | 0.8784 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, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Peru was 0.8776 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8784 WPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2841 WPIA in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Peru ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release