Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8332 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Peru, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.8332 GPIA 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 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Peru peaked at 0.8332 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7418 GPIA, in 2006.
Peru ranks 78th of 96 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 (ISCED 1), population in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8125 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7418 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7475 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7463 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7453 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7675 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7891 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7905 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8192 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7994 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8146 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8332 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7587 GPIA | 0.7418 GPIA | 0.8125 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.802 GPIA | 0.7675 GPIA | 0.8332 GPIA | 7 |
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 0.8332 GPIA 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 0.8332 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7418 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Peru ranks 78th out of 96 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 11.6%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release