Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile was 82.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 82.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Peru peaked at 82.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 2nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -43.7% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 19.3% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 41.4% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 64.9% | 82.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 1 Chile 90.7% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 81.6% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 80.3% compare
- 5 Ecuador 68.7% 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, second quintile in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Peru was 82.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Peru ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release