Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.6173 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru is 0.6173 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 0.6173 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.448 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Peru 76th 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 gender in Peru, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.448 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.4655 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.498 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4978 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.527 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6097 GPIA | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5072 GPIA | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4924 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5291 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5331 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4905 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5261 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5099 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5397 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5363 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5468 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.544 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5493 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6034 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5521 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5921 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5805 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5822 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6173 GPIA | +6.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.6173 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9787 GPIA, 63% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.6173 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03 GPIA, 60% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5108 GPIA | 0.448 GPIA | 0.6097 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5398 GPIA | 0.4905 GPIA | 0.6034 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.593 GPIA | 0.5805 GPIA | 0.6173 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 0.6173 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 0.6173 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.448 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 76th 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 14.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release