Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 88.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 88.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Peru peaked at 89.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2000.
That places Peru 5th out of 24 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, rural, richest quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +46.0% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 64.6% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.7% | 34.6% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 72.4% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 85.6% | 89.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 2 Philippines 92.4% compare
- 3 Ecuador 91.5% compare
- 4 Brazil 89.7% compare
- 6 Panama 88.0% compare
- 7 Costa Rica 86.9% compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 83.2% compare
More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Peru was 88.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Peru ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release