Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.8571 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8571 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
74th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.8716 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.8136 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.8571 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 0.8716 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8136 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Peru 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8195 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8346 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8214 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8182 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8209 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8136 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8362 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8392 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8406 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8316 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8352 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8491 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8716 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8681 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8486 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8624 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8454 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8523 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8608 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8598 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8551 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8581 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8641 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8571 GPIA | -0.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.8571 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9669 GPIA, 89% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.8571 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9669 GPIA, 89% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8276 GPIA | 0.8136 GPIA | 0.8406 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8553 GPIA | 0.8352 GPIA | 0.8716 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8586 GPIA | 0.8551 GPIA | 0.8641 GPIA | 4 |
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru was 0.8571 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8716 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8136 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release