Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 69.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 1972–2024
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 77th out of 133 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22.1% | — |
| 1981 | 37.8% | +70.8% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | +43.6% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 69.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Peru's 69.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.6%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +70.8% | 22.1% | 37.8% |
| 1993 | +43.6% | 37.8% | 54.2% |
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
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 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 77th out of 133 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