Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Peru
Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 29.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru stood at 29.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Peru peaked at 29.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2000.
That places Peru 75th out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.8% | — |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +5.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 29.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 59% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Peru's 29.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.8%, 78% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 15.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 23.1% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.1% | 29.6% | 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 29.6% 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 29.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Peru ranks 75th out of 94 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 up 15.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release