Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA was 0.4386 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.4386 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 0.4475 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3501 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Peru 80th out of 95 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3501 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.3634 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3925 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3734 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3684 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3998 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4063 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.433 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4249 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4147 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4475 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4386 LPIA | -2.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.4386 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7141 LPIA, 61% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.4386 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5367 LPIA, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3696 LPIA | 0.3501 LPIA | 0.3925 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4235 LPIA | 0.3998 LPIA | 0.4475 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru was 0.4386 LPIA in 2018, 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 0.4475 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3501 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 80th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release