Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 87.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru stood at 87.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru peaked at 90.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 3rd of 28 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, second quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.7% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.0% | 61.0% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 77.7% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 86.4% | 90.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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, urban, second quintile in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru was 87.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Peru ranks 3rd out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, urban, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release