Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru stood at 58.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 59.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1972.
Peru ranks 87th of 132 countries on this measure, 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 female in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.9% | — |
| 1981 | 27.6% | +98.9% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +54.0% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +32.2% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 58.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.3%, 88% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Peru's 58.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.4%, 92% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female 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 | +98.9% | 13.9% | 27.6% |
| 1993 | +54.0% | 27.6% | 42.6% |
| 2004 | +32.2% | 43.7% | 57.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 42.5% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 53.2% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.6% | 58.6% | 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 58.6% 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 59.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 87th 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 4.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release