Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru
Peru: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 86.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 86.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru peaked at 92.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2001.
That places Peru 2nd out of 24 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 education, urban, second quintile in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.0% | — |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 74.3% | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.8% | 61.1% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 81.6% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 86.3% | 92.1% | 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, second quintile in Peru?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Peru was 86.3% 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 92.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Peru ranks 2nd out of 24 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 0.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release