Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 78.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 78.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Peru peaked at 78.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2003.
Peru ranks 5th of 36 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, middle quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.2% | — |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 22.1% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 45.7% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 65.6% | 78.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 2 Chile 90.9% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 80.2% compare
- 4 Philippines 78.1% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 76.6% compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 76.5% compare
- 8 Jordan 76.1% compare
More education data for Peru
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Peru was 78.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release