Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Peru
Peru: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Peru, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Peru stood at 4.4%. 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, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Peru peaked at 4.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 85 Brunei 4.4% compare
- 86 Cook Islands 4.4% compare
- 87 Oman 4.4% compare
- 89 Cape Verde 4.3% compare
- 90 Afghanistan 4.3% compare
- 91 Latvia 4.3% compare
More education data for Peru
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.97 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Peru?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Peru was 4.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2007.
- How does Peru rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.