Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 90.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 90.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Peru peaked at 92.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 2nd of 29 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, urban, middle quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.5% | — |
| 2001 | 72.1% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1% | 66.5% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 83.1% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 88.1% | 92.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 1 Chile 92.4% compare
- 3 Ecuador 84.8% compare
- 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 82.0% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 81.1% compare
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.90 million (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Peru was 90.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Peru ranks 2nd out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, urban, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release