Educational attainment: at least some primary … location LPIA female in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment: at least some primary … location LPIA female was 0.8316 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Peru, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.8316 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Peru peaked at 0.8316 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.736 LPIA, in 2009.
Peru ranks 76th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … location LPIA female in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8034 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7369 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7361 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7422 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.736 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7659 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7816 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7881 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8111 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7934 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8137 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8316 LPIA | +2.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.8316 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.973 LPIA, 85% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.8316 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9158 LPIA, 91% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7509 LPIA | 0.736 LPIA | 0.8034 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7979 LPIA | 0.7659 LPIA | 0.8316 LPIA | 7 |
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 0.8316 LPIA in 2018, 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 0.8316 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.736 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Peru ranks 76th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release