Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male (%) (upper) in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male (%) (upper) was 83.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 83.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Peru peaked at 83.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 19th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male (%) (upper) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.5% | — |
| 2001 | 35.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +2.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 83.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.4%, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Peru's 83.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.7%, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 35.4% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 55.0% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 78.6% | 83.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 16 Portugal 84.8% compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
- 18 United Kingdom 84.3% compare
- 20 Italy 83.3% compare
- 21 Lithuania 82.2% compare
- 22 Luxembourg 81.6% compare
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, rural, male in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Peru was 83.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male?
- Peru ranks 19th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release