Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile was 87.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Peru stood at 87.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Peru peaked at 87.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
That places Peru 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +3.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 87.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.3%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Peru's 87.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.2%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5% | 43.0% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 72.4% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 84.7% | 87.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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, second quintile, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Peru was 87.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Peru ranks 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release