Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9343 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 97th of 132 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 (ISCED 1), population 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% |
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
- 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 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 97th out of 132 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release