Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 86.7% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Peru, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Peru stood at 86.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Peru peaked at 86.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1981.
Peru ranks 44th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.6% | 44.4% | 52.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 57.7% | 53.6% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 62.8% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 73.1% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 83.6% | 86.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Peru
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Peru was 86.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1981.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release