Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted was 0.9343 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9343 GPIA
World rank
98th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.9551 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.6744 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
17
1972–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Peru, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Peru stood at 0.9343 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Peru peaked at 0.9551 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6744 GPIA, in 1972.
Peru ranks 98th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.6744 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.803 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8401 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9551 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9111 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8823 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8909 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.888 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9154 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9235 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9264 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.938 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.929 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9406 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9343 GPIA | -0.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.9343 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9898 GPIA, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.9343 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9977 GPIA, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6744 GPIA | 0.6744 GPIA | 0.6744 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.803 GPIA | 0.803 GPIA | 0.803 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8401 GPIA | 0.8401 GPIA | 0.8401 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9029 GPIA | 0.8823 GPIA | 0.9551 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9296 GPIA | 0.9154 GPIA | 0.9406 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9343 GPIA | 0.9343 GPIA | 0.9343 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Peru?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Peru was 0.9343 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9551 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6744 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Peru ranks 98th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release