Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 92.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 92.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Peru peaked at 92.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 2001.
That places Peru 14th out of 81 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, urban, female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.7% | — |
| 2001 | 70.1% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.0% | 70.1% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 84.9% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 91.6% | 92.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Peru was 92.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Peru ranks 14th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release