Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.3075 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
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru stood at 0.3075 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 0.3075 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2205 LPIA, in 2006.
Peru ranks 80th of 95 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 rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Peru, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.2624 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.2205 LPIA | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2303 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2351 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2361 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2348 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2517 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2533 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2641 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2621 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2838 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3075 LPIA | +8.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.3075 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7258 LPIA, 42% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.3075 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5586 LPIA, 55% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2369 LPIA | 0.2205 LPIA | 0.2624 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2653 LPIA | 0.2348 LPIA | 0.3075 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 0.3075 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 0.3075 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2205 LPIA in 2006.
- 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 30.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release