Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female was 22.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru is 22.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 22.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2000.
That places Peru 75th out of 94 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 rural female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +9.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 22.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.6%, 44% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Peru's 22.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.7%, 61% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.9% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.2% | 22.9% | 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 22.9% 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 22.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 75th out of 94 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 up 30.3%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release