Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male was 76.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru is 76.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 78.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2001.
Peru ranks 57th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.7% | — |
| 2001 | 65.9% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 68.3% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 76.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.3%, 99% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Peru's 76.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.7%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1% | 65.9% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 74.4% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 74.7% | 76.3% | 4 |
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 76.3% in 2023, 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 78.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2001.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release