Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both was 94.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Peru stood at 94.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Peru peaked at 97.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2001.
That places Peru 6th out of 49 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, richest quintile, both in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.1% | — |
| 2001 | 82.8% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 82.8% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 91.0% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.5% | 97.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.90 million (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Peru was 94.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release