Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 69.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 69.5% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 69.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1972.
That places Peru 76th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 37.8% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 54.2% | 54.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 53.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 64.9% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 66.7% | 69.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 73 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 70.2% compare
- 74 Viet Nam 70.2% compare
- 75 Mexico 70.0% compare
- 77 Democratic Republic of the Congo 69.5% compare
- 78 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 68.6% compare
- 79 State of Palestine 68.3% compare
More education data for Peru
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 199,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0058 units per person (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 69.5% in 2024, 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 69.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 76th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release