Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female was 90.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 90.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru peaked at 91.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 3rd of 39 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, middle quintile, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.2% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.5% | 54.2% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 78.5% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 89.5% | 91.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 1 Chile 95.6% compare
- 2 United States 94.6% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 85.4% compare
- 5 Panama 84.5% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 82.4% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Peru was 90.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Peru ranks 3rd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release