Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male was 83.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 83.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru peaked at 85.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2003.
That places Peru 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -24.3% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +74.1% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 22.8% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 55.4% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 76.4% | 85.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 905,151 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.21 % change on previous year (2017)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Peru was 83.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release