Education spending in Peru
Peru: Education spending was 4.36 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.36
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
88th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.36
in 2024
All-time low
2.63
in 2007
Years of data
29
1973–2024
Education spending in Peru, 1973–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, education spending in Peru stood at 4.36. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Peru peaked at 4.36 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.63, in 2007.
That places Peru 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Education spending in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.39 | — |
| 1996 | 3.12 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 3.28 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 3.44 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 3.23 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.04 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.82 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.94 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.96 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.84 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.65 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.63 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.87 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 3.14 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 2.66 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.92 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 3.3 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7 | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 3.97 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 3.81 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.93 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3.71 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.82 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.26 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 3.93 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 3.84 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.25 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 4.36 | +2.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 4.36 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 4.36 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.39 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.28 | 3.12 | 3.44 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.91 | 2.63 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 | 2.66 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 | 3.84 | 4.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 85 Brunei 4.43 compare
- 86 Cook Islands 4.42 compare
- 87 Oman 4.38 compare
- 89 Cape Verde 4.35 compare
- 90 Afghanistan 4.34 compare
- 91 Latvia 4.32 compare
More education data for Peru
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.79 (2003)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.82 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Peru?
- Education spending in Peru was 4.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 in 2024.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 in 2007.
- How does Peru rank for education spending?
- Peru ranks 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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