Compulsory education, duration in Peru
Peru: Compulsory education, duration was 14 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Peru, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Peru stood at 14 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Peru peaked at 14 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12 years, in 1998.
That places Peru 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Compulsory education, duration in Peru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12 years | — |
| 1999 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 years | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 years | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 14 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10 years, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Peru's 14 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 years, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6 years | 12 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More education data for Peru
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1083 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Peru?
- Compulsory education, duration in Peru was 14 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 years in 1998.
- How does Peru rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Peru ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.