Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Peru, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Peru stood at 94.3%.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Peru peaked at 96.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1972.
Peru ranks 91st of 136 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 65.0% | — |
| 1981 | 79.0% | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 83.4% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 90.1% | 96.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.2% | 95.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Peru
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.90 million (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.76 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 142,500 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 990,756 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.4038 % change on previous year (2017)
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 94.3% 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 96.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Peru ranks 91st out of 136 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 0.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release