Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.8437 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.8437 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 0.8792 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6281 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Peru 98th out of 131 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 | 0.6281 GPIA | 0.6281 GPIA | 0.6281 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7316 GPIA | 0.7316 GPIA | 0.7316 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7844 GPIA | 0.7844 GPIA | 0.7844 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8112 GPIA | 0.7812 GPIA | 0.8792 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8375 GPIA | 0.8159 GPIA | 0.8589 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8369 GPIA | 0.8333 GPIA | 0.8437 GPIA | 5 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (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 0.8437 GPIA 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 0.8792 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6281 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 98th out of 131 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 1.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release